John 1:25

Authorized King James Version (1611)

And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet?

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  • Deut 18:18 : 18 I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.
  • John 1:20-22 : 20 And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ. 21 And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No. 22 Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?
  • Dan 9:24-26 : 24 Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy. 25 Know therefore and understand, [that] from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince [shall be] seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times. 26 And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof [shall be] with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.
  • Matt 21:23 : 23 ¶ And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?
  • Deut 18:15 : 15 ¶ The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;
  • Acts 5:28 : 28 Saying, Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man's blood upon us.
  • Acts 4:5-7 : 5 ¶ And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes, 6 And Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest, were gathered together at Jerusalem. 7 And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, have ye done this?

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  • John 1:26
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    26John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;

  • John 1:19-24
    6 verses
    83%

    19¶ And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?

    20And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.

    21And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.

    22Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?

    23He said, I [am] the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.

    24And they which were sent were of the Pharisees.

  • John 3:22-26
    5 verses
    82%

    22¶ After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judaea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.

    23And John also was baptizing in Aenon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.

    24For John was not yet cast into prison.

    25Then there arose a question between [some] of John's disciples and the Jews about purifying.

    26And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all [men] come to him.

  • Acts 19:3
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    3And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John's baptism.

  • Luke 20:3-4
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    78%

    3And he answered and said unto them, ‹I will also ask you one thing; and answer me:›

    4‹The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men?›

  • Matt 21:25
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    25‹The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men?› And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him?

  • John 1:33
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    33And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.

  • Mark 11:30
    78%

    30‹The baptism of John, was› [it] ‹from heaven, or of men? answer me.›

  • John 1:31
    77%

    31And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.

  • Matt 11:3
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    3And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another?

  • John 3:28
    76%

    28Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.

  • Matt 3:13-14
    2 verses
    76%

    13¶ Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.

    14But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?

  • Luke 3:15-16
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    76%

    15¶ And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not;

    16John answered, saying unto [them] all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:

  • Luke 7:18-20
    3 verses
    75%

    18And the disciples of John shewed him of all these things.

    19¶ And John calling [unto him] two of his disciples sent [them] to Jesus, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?

    20When the men were come unto him, they said, John Baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?

  • Mark 8:28
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    28And they answered, John the Baptist: but some [say], Elias; and others, One of the prophets.

  • Mark 1:7-9
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    74%

    7And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.

    8I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.

    9¶ And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan.

  • Matt 16:14
    74%

    14And they said, Some [say that thou art] John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.

  • Mark 1:4-5
    2 verses
    73%

    4John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.

    5And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins.

  • Matt 3:6
    73%

    6And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.

  • John 4:1-2
    2 verses
    73%

    1¶ When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John,

    2(Though Jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples,)

  • John 1:28
    73%

    28These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.

  • Acts 13:24-25
    2 verses
    72%

    24When John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

    25And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Whom think ye that I am? I am not [he]. But, behold, there cometh one after me, whose shoes of [his] feet I am not worthy to loose.

  • Luke 7:29
    72%

    29And all the people that heard [him], and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.

  • Matt 3:1
    72%

    1¶ In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,

  • Matt 3:3
    72%

    3For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

  • Luke 9:19
    72%

    19They answering said, John the Baptist; but some [say], Elias; and others [say], that one of the old prophets is risen again.

  • 1 Cor 1:15
    72%

    15Lest any should say that I had baptized in mine own name.

  • Luke 3:3
    72%

    3And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;

  • Acts 1:5
    72%

    5‹For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.›

  • Mark 6:15
    72%

    15Others said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets.

  • Matt 3:11
    71%

    11I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and [with] fire: