John 3:28

King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

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  • John 1:20 : 20 And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.
  • John 1:23 : 23 He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.
  • Mal 3:1 : 1 Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.
  • Mal 4:4-5 : 4 Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments. 5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:
  • Matt 3:3 : 3 For 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.
  • Matt 3:11-12 : 11 I 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: 12 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.
  • Mark 1:2-3 : 2 As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. 3 The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
  • Luke 1:16-17 : 16 And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God. 17 And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
  • Luke 1:76 : 76 And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;
  • Luke 3:4-6 : 4 As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. 5 Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth; 6 And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.
  • John 1:25 : 25 And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet?
  • John 1:27 : 27 He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe's latchet I am not worthy to unloose.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • John 1:30-31
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    81%

    30 This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me.

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

  • John 1:6-8
    3 verses
    79%

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

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

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

  • John 1:19-23
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    19 And this is the record of n, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?

    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?

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

  • John 1:15
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    15 n bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.

  • John 3:29-30
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    29 He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.

    30 He must increase, but I must decrease.

  • John 5:31-36
    6 verses
    78%

    31 If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.

    32 There is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true.

    33 Ye sent unto n, and he bare witness unto the truth.

    34 But I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that ye might be saved.

    35 He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.

    36 But I have greater witness than that of n: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.

  • Luke 7:27-28
    2 verses
    77%

    27 This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.

    28 For I say unto you, Among those that are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist: but he that is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

  • John 1:25-28
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    25 And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet?

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

    27 He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe's latchet I am not worthy to unloose.

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

  • John 8:18
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    18 I am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me.

  • John 1:33-34
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    76%

    33 And 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.

    34 And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.

  • Acts 13:25
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    25 And 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.

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

  • Mark 1:7
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    7 And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.

  • John 3:26-27
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    26 And they came unto n, 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.

    27 n answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.

  • Matt 3:3
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    3 For 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.

  • Matt 11:3
    74%

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

  • Mark 1:2-3
    2 verses
    73%

    2 As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.

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

  • John 7:28-29
    2 verses
    72%

    28 Then cried Jesus in the temple as he taught, saying, Ye both know me, and ye know whence I am: and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not.

    29 But I know him: for I am from him, and he hath sent me.

  • Matt 3:13-14
    2 verses
    71%

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

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

  • John 8:26
    71%

    26 I have many things to say and to judge of you: but he that sent me is true; and I speak to the world those things which I have heard of him.

  • Luke 7:18-20
    3 verses
    71%

    18 And 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?

    20 When 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?

  • John 5:38
    71%

    38 And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he hath sent, him ye believe not.

  • John 13:19
    71%

    19 Now I tell you before it come, that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe that I am he.

  • Luke 3:16
    70%

    16 John 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:

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

  • John 8:13
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    13 The Pharisees therefore said unto him, Thou bearest record of thyself; thy record is not true.