Mark 1:9

Webster's Bible (1833)

It happened in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized by John in the Jordan.

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  • Matt 2:23 : 23 and came and lived in a city called Nazareth; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets: "He will be called a Nazarene."
  • Matt 3:13-17 : 13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him. 14 But John would have hindered him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and you come to me?" 15 But Jesus, answering, said to him, "Allow it now, for this is the fitting way for us to fulfill all righteousness." Then he allowed him. 16 Jesus, when he was baptized, went up directly from the water: and behold, the heavens were opened to him. He saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming on him. 17 Behold, a voice out of the heavens said, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased."
  • Luke 3:21-22 : 21 Now it happened, when all the people were baptized, Jesus also had been baptized, and was praying. The sky was opened, 22 and the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form as a dove on him; and a voice came out of the sky, saying "You are my beloved Son. In you I am well pleased."

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  • Matt 3:13-17
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    13Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him.

    14But John would have hindered him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and you come to me?"

    15But Jesus, answering, said to him, "Allow it now, for this is the fitting way for us to fulfill all righteousness." Then he allowed him.

    16Jesus, when he was baptized, went up directly from the water: and behold, the heavens were opened to him. He saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming on him.

    17Behold, a voice out of the heavens said, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased."

  • Mark 1:10-12
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    87%

    10Immediately coming up from the water, he saw the heavens parting, and the Spirit descending on him like a dove.

    11A voice came out of the sky, "You are my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."

    12Immediately the Spirit drove him out into the wilderness.

  • Mark 1:7-8
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    7He preached, saying, "After me comes he who is mightier than I, the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and loosen.

    8I baptized you in{The Greek word (en) translated here as "in" could also be translated as "with" in some contexts.} water, but he will baptize you in the Holy Spirit."

  • Luke 3:21-22
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    82%

    21Now it happened, when all the people were baptized, Jesus also had been baptized, and was praying. The sky was opened,

    22and the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form as a dove on him; and a voice came out of the sky, saying "You are my beloved Son. In you I am well pleased."

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

  • Mark 1:1-5
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    1The beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

    2As it is written in the prophets, "Behold, I send my messenger before your face, Who will prepare your way before you.

    3The voice of one crying in the wilderness, 'Make ready the way of the Lord! Make his paths straight!'"

    4John came baptizing{To baptize means to immerse in (or wash with) water (or fire). This baptizm is not just to cleanse the body, but as an outward sign of an inward spiritual cleansing and commitment.} in the wilderness and preaching the baptism of repentance for forgiveness of sins.

    5All the country of Judea and all those of Jerusalem went out to him. They were baptized by him in the Jordan river, confessing their sins.

  • Matt 3:1-2
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    1In those days, John the Baptizer came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying,

    2"Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!"

  • John 3:22-23
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    22After these things, Jesus came with his disciples into the land of Judea. He stayed there with them, and baptized.

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

  • Matt 3:5-6
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    5Then people from Jerusalem, all of Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him.

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

  • John 1:30-34
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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 didn't know him, but for this reason I came baptizing in water: that he would be revealed to Israel."

    32John testified, saying, "I have seen the Spirit descending like a dove out of heaven, and it remained on him.

    33I didn't recognize him, but he who sent me to baptize in water, he said to me, 'On whomever you will see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.'

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

  • Matt 19:1
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    1It happened when Jesus had finished these words, he departed from Galilee, and came into the borders of Judea beyond the Jordan.

  • Luke 3:3
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    3He came into all the region around the Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for remission of sins.

  • Acts 13:24
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    24before his coming, when John had first preached the baptism of repentance to Israel.{TR, NU read "to all the people of Israel" instead of "to Israel"}

  • Mark 1:14
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    14Now after John was taken into custody, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom of God,

  • Acts 1:5
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    5For John indeed baptized in water, but you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days from now."

  • John 3:26
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    26They came to John, and said to him, "Rabbi, he who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you have testified, behold, the same baptizes, and everyone is coming to him."

  • John 1:6
    75%

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

  • Acts 10:37
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    37that spoken word you yourselves know, which was proclaimed throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;

  • Matt 4:12-13
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    12Now when Jesus heard that John was delivered up, he withdrew into Galilee.

    13Leaving Nazareth, he came and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,

  • Luke 3:16
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    16John answered them all, "I indeed baptize you with water, but he comes who is mightier than I, the latchet of whose sandals I am not worthy to loosen. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and fire,

  • John 1:26
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    26John answered them, "I baptize in water, but among you stands one whom you don't know.

  • John 10:40
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    40He went away again beyond the Jordan into the place where John was baptizing at first, and there he stayed.

  • Luke 7:29
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    29When all the people and the tax collectors heard this, they declared God to be just, having been baptized with John's baptism.

  • Luke 4:1
    74%

    1Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness

  • John 4:2
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    2(although Jesus himself didn't baptize, but his disciples),

  • Matt 3:11
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    11I indeed baptize you in water for repentance, but he who comes after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit.{TR and NU add "and with fire"}

  • Acts 19:3-4
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    73%

    3He said, "Into what then were you baptized?" They said, "Into John's baptism."

    4Paul said, "John indeed baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe in the one who would come after him, that is, in Jesus."

  • Luke 20:4
    72%

    4the baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men?"

  • John 6:1
    72%

    1After these things, Jesus went away to the other side of the sea of Galilee, which is also called the Sea of Tiberias.