John 1:19

KJV1611 – Modern English

And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who are you?

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  • John 10:24 : 24 Then the Jews surrounded him and said to him, How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.
  • Acts 13:25 : 25 And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Whom do you think that I am? I am not he. But behold, there comes one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to untie.
  • Matt 21:23-32 : 23 And when he came into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching and said, By what authority do you do these things? And who gave you this authority? 24 And Jesus answered and said to them, I also will ask you one thing, which if you tell me, I likewise will tell you by what authority I do these things. 25 The baptism of John, where was it from? From heaven, or from men? And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven, he will say to us, Why then did you not believe him? 26 But if we say, From men; we fear the people, for all hold John as a prophet. 27 And they answered Jesus and said, We do not know. And he said to them, Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things. 28 But what do you think? A certain man had two sons, and he came to the first and said, Son, go work today in my vineyard. 29 He answered and said, I will not; but afterward he repented and went. 30 And he came to the second and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir; but he did not go. 31 Which of the two did the will of his father? They said to him, The first. Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, that tax collectors and harlots go into the kingdom of God before you. 32 For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him; but the tax collectors and harlots believed him, and when you had seen it, you did not afterward repent and believe him.
  • Luke 3:15-18 : 15 And as the people were in expectation, and all men pondered in their hearts about John, whether he was the Christ or not; 16 John answered, saying to them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I comes, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire: 17 Whose winnowing fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly purge his threshing floor, and will gather the wheat into his barn; but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire. 18 So, with many other exhortations, he preached to the people.
  • John 2:18 : 18 So the Jews answered and said to him, What sign do you show to us, since you do these things?
  • Acts 19:4 : 4 Then said Paul, John truly baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe on him who would come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.
  • John 5:10 : 10 The Jews therefore said to him who was cured, 'It is the Sabbath day; it is not lawful for you to carry your bed.'

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  • John 1:20-26
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    20He confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, I am not the Christ.

    21And they asked him, What then? Are you Elijah? And he said, I am not. Are you the Prophet? And he answered, No.

    22Then they said to him, Who are you, that we may give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?

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

    24Now those who were sent were from the Pharisees.

    25And they asked him, and said to him, Why then do you baptize if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?

    26John answered them, saying, I baptize with water, but there stands one among you whom you do not know.

  • John 3:25-26
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    25Then there arose a discussion between some of John's disciples and the Jews about purification.

    26They came to John and said to him, Rabbi, he who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you bore witness, behold, he baptizes, and all men come to him.

  • Luke 7:18-20
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    18And the disciples of John reported to him of all these things.

    19And John, calling two of his disciples, sent them to Jesus, saying, Are you the one that should come? or do we look for another?

    20When the men came to him, they said, John the Baptist has sent us to you, saying, Are you the one that should come? or do we look for another?

  • John 1:6-8
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    6There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

    7This man came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.

    8He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.

  • Matt 11:2-4
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    2Now when John heard in prison about the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,

    3And said to him, Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?

    4Jesus answered and said to them, Go and show John again those things which you hear and see:

  • John 1:30-36
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    30This is he of whom I said, After me comes a man who is preferred before me, for he was before me.

    31I did not know him, but that he should be revealed to Israel, therefore I came baptizing with water.

    32And John bore witness, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it remained upon him.

    33I did not know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water said to me, Upon whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, this is he who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.

    34And I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.

    35Again, the next day, John stood with two of his disciples.

    36And looking at Jesus as he walked, he said, Behold the Lamb of God!

  • John 1:15
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    15John bore witness of him, and cried out, saying, This was he of whom I said, He who comes after me is preferred before me, for he was before me.

  • John 3:28
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    28You yourselves bear me witness that I said, I am not the Christ, but I have been sent before him.

  • Luke 7:27
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    27This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who shall prepare your way before you.

  • Luke 20:4
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    4The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men?

  • Matt 11:10
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    10For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who shall prepare your way before you.

  • Matt 3:3
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    3For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

  • Mark 11:30
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    30The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men? answer me.

  • Mark 1:5
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    5And all the land of Judea and those from Jerusalem went out to him, and were all baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.

  • Matt 3:5
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    5Then Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region around the Jordan came out to him,

  • Matt 3:1
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    1In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea,

  • Luke 3:15
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    15And as the people were in expectation, and all men pondered in their hearts about John, whether he was the Christ or not;

  • Mark 1:2-3
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    2As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who shall prepare your way before you.

    3The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

  • Matt 3:13-14
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    71%

    13Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be baptized by him.

    14But John tried to stop him, saying, I have need to be baptized by you, and you come to me?

  • Acts 13:24-25
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    24When John first preached, before his coming, the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

    25And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Whom do you think that I am? I am not he. But behold, there comes one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to untie.

  • Luke 7:24
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    24And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak to the people concerning John, What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

  • John 1:28
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    28These things were done in Bethabara beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

  • Mark 1:7
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    7And preached, saying, There comes one mightier than I after me, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.

  • John 1:18
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    18No one has seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he has declared him.

  • 2 Kgs 1:7
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    7And he said to them, What kind of man was he who came up to meet you and told you these words?

  • Matt 21:25
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    25The baptism of John, where was it from? From heaven, or from men? And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven, he will say to us, Why then did you not believe him?

  • Acts 19:3
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    3And he said to them, Into what then were you baptized? And they said, Into John's baptism.