John 1:28

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • John 10:40 : 40 And he went away again beyond the Jordan to the place where John was first baptizing, and there he stayed.
  • John 3:23 : 23 John also was baptizing in Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there, and they came and were baptized.
  • Judg 7:24 : 24 And Gideon sent messengers throughout all Mount Ephraim, saying, Come down against the Midianites and take before them the waters as far as Beth Barah and Jordan. Then all the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together and took the waters as far as Beth Barah and Jordan.
  • John 3:26 : 26 They 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.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Mark 1:7-11
    5 verses
    82%

    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.

    8I indeed have baptized you with water, but he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit.

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

    10And immediately, coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him.

    11And there came a voice from heaven, saying, You are my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

  • John 3:22-26
    5 verses
    81%

    22After these things Jesus and his disciples came into the land of Judea, and there he stayed with them and baptized.

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

    24For John had not yet been put into prison.

    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.

  • Matt 3:13-14
    2 verses
    79%

    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?

  • John 10:40
    79%

    40And he went away again beyond the Jordan to the place where John was first baptizing, and there he stayed.

  • John 1:25-27
    3 verses
    79%

    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.

    27It is he who, coming after me, is preferred before me, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose.

  • John 1:29-37
    9 verses
    79%

    29The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.

    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!

    37The two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.

  • Matt 3:5-6
    2 verses
    78%

    5Then Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region around the Jordan came out to him,

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

  • Matt 3:1
    78%

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

  • Mark 1:3-5
    3 verses
    78%

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

    4John baptized in the wilderness and preached the baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

    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.

  • Luke 3:3-4
    2 verses
    78%

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

    4As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

  • Matt 19:1
    76%

    1And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee and came into the region of Judea beyond the Jordan.

  • Acts 13:24
    75%

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

  • Luke 7:18
    75%

    18And the disciples of John reported to him of all these things.

  • John 1:6
    74%

    6There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

  • John 1:15
    74%

    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.

  • Luke 3:16
    73%

    16John 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:

  • Matt 3:3
    73%

    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.

  • John 1:8
    72%

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

  • Luke 7:29
    72%

    29And all the people who heard him, and the tax collectors, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.

  • John 4:1-2
    2 verses
    71%

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

    2though Jesus himself did not baptize, but his disciples,

  • John 3:28
    71%

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

  • Matt 3:16
    71%

    16And Jesus, when he was baptized, came up immediately out of the water: and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting upon him:

  • Acts 10:37
    71%

    37That word, I say, you know, which was published throughout all Judea, and began from Galilee, after the baptism that John preached;

  • John 6:1
    71%

    1After these things, Jesus went over the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberias.

  • John 1:19
    71%

    19And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who are you?

  • Matt 3:11
    71%

    11I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he who comes after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to carry: he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire: