Luke 3:15

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • John 1:19-28 : 19 And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who are you? 20 He confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, I am not the Christ. 21 And they asked him, What then? Are you Elijah? And he said, I am not. Are you the Prophet? And he answered, No. 22 Then they said to him, Who are you, that we may give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself? 23 He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Isaiah. 24 Now those who were sent were from the Pharisees. 25 And they asked him, and said to him, Why then do you baptize if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet? 26 John answered them, saying, I baptize with water, but there stands one among you whom you do not know. 27 It is he who, coming after me, is preferred before me, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose. 28 These things were done in Bethabara beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
  • John 3:28-29 : 28 You yourselves bear me witness that I said, I am not the Christ, but I have been sent before him. 29 He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom's voice. Therefore this my joy is fulfilled.
  • 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.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Matt 11:2-3
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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?

  • John 3:24-26
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    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.

  • John 1:25-26
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    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.

  • Matt 21:25-26
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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?

    26But if we say, From men; we fear the people, for all hold John as a prophet.

  • Luke 20:4-6
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    4The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men?

    5And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did you not believe him?

    6But if we say, From men; all the people will stone us: for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.

  • Luke 3:16
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    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:

  • Luke 7:29
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    29And all the people who heard him, and the tax collectors, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.

  • 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.

  • Mark 11:30-32
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    30The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men? answer me.

    31And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did you not believe him?

    32But if we say, From men; they feared the people: for all men counted John, that he was a prophet indeed.

  • Luke 3:10
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    10And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then?

  • 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.

  • 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?

  • Matt 3:1
    73%

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

  • 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?

  • Mark 1:3-5
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    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.

  • Matt 11:7
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    7And as they departed, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John, What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

  • Luke 3:3-4
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    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 3:13
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    13Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be baptized by him.

  • Mark 1:7-9
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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.

    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.

  • Acts 19:3-4
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    3And he said to them, Into what then were you baptized? And they said, Into John's baptism.

    4Then 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 1:19
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    19And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who are you?

  • John 1:31
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    31I did not know him, but that he should be revealed to Israel, therefore I came baptizing with water.

  • Matt 3:5-6
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    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.

  • Luke 9:7
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    7Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him, and he was perplexed, because it was said by some that John had risen from the dead;

  • John 3:22
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    22After these things Jesus and his disciples came into the land of Judea, and there he stayed with them and baptized.

  • 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.

  • John 1:33
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    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.

  • Matt 3:11
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    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:

  • Matt 17:13
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    13Then the disciples understood that he spoke to them of John the Baptist.

  • Mark 6:20
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    20For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just and holy man, and observed him; and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.

  • Luke 1:66
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    66All those who heard them kept them in their hearts, saying, What kind of child will this be? And the hand of the Lord was with him.