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Matt. 3:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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

Luke 3:2• ²in the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came upon John, the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness. (Luke 3:2)

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John 1:6• ⁶There was a man sent from God, his name John. (John 1:6)

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John the Baptist,

Judaea; Judea,

Preaching,

Wilderness

Cross References

1-17: John preaches:

his office, life, and baptism.

7-12: He reprehends the Pharisees,

13-17: and baptizes Christ in Jordan.

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Luke 3:1‑2• ¹Now in the fifteenth year of the government of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod tetrarch of Galilee, and Philip his brother tetrarch of Ituraea and the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,
²in the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came upon John, the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness. (Luke 3:1‑2)

John.

Matt. 11:11• ¹¹Verily I say to you, that there is not arisen among the born of women a greater than John the baptist. But he who is a little one in the kingdom of the heavens is greater than he. (Matt. 11:11)

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Matt. 14:2‑14• ²and said to his servants, This is John the baptist: *he* is risen from the dead, and because of this these works of power display their force in him.
³For Herod had seized John, and had bound him and put him in prison on account of Herodias the wife of Philip his brother.
⁴For John said to him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.
⁵And while desiring to kill him, he feared the crowd, because they held him for a prophet.
⁶But when Herod's birthday was celebrated, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod;
⁷whereupon he promised with oath to give her whatsoever she should ask.
⁸But she, being set on by her mother, says, Give me here upon a dish the head of John the baptist.
⁹And the king was grieved; but on account of the oaths, and those lying at table with him, he commanded it to be given.
¹⁰And he sent and beheaded John in the prison;
¹¹and his head was brought upon a dish, and was given to the damsel, and she carried it to her mother.
¹²And his disciples came and took the body and buried it, and came and brought word to Jesus.
¹³And Jesus, having heard it, went away thence by ship to a desert place apart. And the crowds having heard of it followed him on foot from the cities.
¹⁴And going out he saw a great crowd, and was moved with compassion about them, and healed their infirm. (Matt. 14:2‑14)

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Matt. 16:14• ¹⁴And they said, Some, John the baptist; and others, Elias; and others again, Jeremias or one of the prophets. (Matt. 16:14)

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Matt. 17:12‑13• ¹²But I say unto you that Elias has already come, and they have not known him, but have done unto him whatever they would. Thus also the Son of man is about to suffer from them.
¹³Then the disciples understood that he spoke to them of John the baptist. (Matt. 17:12‑13)

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Matt. 21:25‑27,32• ²⁵The baptism of John, whence was it? of heaven or of men? And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we should say, Of heaven, he will say to us, Why then have ye not believed him?
²⁶but if we should say, Of men, we fear the crowd, for all hold John for a prophet.
²⁷And answering Jesus they said, We do not know. *He* also said to them, Neither do *I* tell you by what authority I do these things.
³²For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not; but the tax-gatherers and the harlots believed him; but *ye* when ye saw it repented not yourselves afterwards to believe him. (Matt. 21:25‑27,32)

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Mark 1:4,15• ⁴There came John baptising in the wilderness, and preaching the baptism of repentance for remission of sins.
¹⁵and saying, The time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God has drawn nigh; repent and believe in the glad tidings. (Mark 1:4,15)

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Mark 6:16‑29• ¹⁶But Herod when he heard it said, John whom *I* beheaded, he it is; *he* is risen from among the dead.
¹⁷For the same Herod had sent and seized John, and had bound him in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of Philip his brother, because he had married her.
¹⁸For John said to Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have the wife of thy brother.
¹⁹But Herodias kept it in her mind against him, and wished to kill him, and could not:
²⁰for Herod feared John knowing that he was a just and holy man, and kept him safe; and having heard him, did many things, and heard him gladly.
²¹And a holiday being come, when Herod, on his birthday, made a supper to his grandees, and to the chiliarchs, and the chief men of Galilee;
²²and the daughter of the same Herodias having come in, and danced, pleased Herod and those that were with him at table; and the king said to the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt and I will give it thee.
²³And he swore to her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask me I will give thee, to half of my kingdom.
²⁴And she went out, and said to her mother, What should I ask? And she said, The head of John the baptist.
²⁵And immediately going in with haste to the king, she asked saying, I desire that thou give me directly upon a dish the head of John the baptist.
²⁶And the king, while made very sorry, on account of the oaths and those lying at table with him would not break his word with her.
²⁷And immediately the king, having sent one of the guard, ordered his head to be brought. And he went out and beheaded him in the prison,
²⁸and brought his head upon a dish, and gave it to the damsel, and the damsel gave it to her mother.
²⁹And his disciples having heard it, came and took up his body, and laid it in a tomb. (Mark 6:16‑29)

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Luke 1:13‑17,76• ¹³But the angel said to him, Fear not, Zacharias, because thy supplication has been heard, and thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.
¹⁴And he shall be to thee joy and rejoicing, and many shall rejoice at his birth.
¹⁵For he shall be great before the Lord, and he shall drink no wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.
¹⁶And many of the sons of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.
¹⁷And *he* shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn hearts of fathers to children, and disobedient ones to the thoughts of just men, to make ready for the Lord a prepared people.
⁷⁶And *thou*, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest; for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to make ready his ways; (Luke 1:13‑17,76)

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Luke 3:2‑20• ²in the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came upon John, the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness.
³And he came into all the district round the Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins,
⁴as it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet: Voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight his paths.
⁵Every gorge shall be filled up, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low, and the crooked places shall become a straight path, and the rough places smooth ways,
⁶and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.
⁷He said therefore to the crowds which went out to be baptised by him, Offspring of vipers, who has forewarned you to flee from the coming wrath?
⁸Produce therefore fruits worthy of repentance; and begin not to say in yourselves, We have Abraham for our father, for I say unto you that God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.
⁹And already also the axe is applied to the root of the trees; every tree therefore not producing good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.
¹⁰And the crowds asked him saying, What should we do then?
¹¹And he answering says to them, He that has two body-coats, let him give to him that has none; and he that has food, let him do likewise.
¹²And tax-gatherers came also to be baptised, and they said to him, Teacher, what should we do?
¹³And he said to them, Take no more money than what is appointed to you.
¹⁴And persons engaged in military service also asked him saying, And we, what should we do? And he said to them, Oppress no one, nor accuse falsely, and be satisfied with your pay.
¹⁵But as the people were in expectation, and all were reasoning in their hearts concerning John whether *he* might be the Christ,
¹⁶John answered all, saying, *I* indeed baptise you with water, but the mightier than I is coming, the thong of whose sandals I am not fit to unloose; *he* shall baptise you with the Holy Spirit and fire;
¹⁷whose winnowing-fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly purge his threshing-floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner, but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.
¹⁸Exhorting then many other things also he announced his glad tidings to the people.
¹⁹But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him as to Herodias, the wife of his brother, and as to all the wicked things which Herod had done,
²⁰added this also to all the rest, that he shut up John in prison. (Luke 3:2‑20)

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John 1:6‑8,15‑36• ⁶There was a man sent from God, his name John.
⁷He came for witness, that he might witness concerning the light, that all might believe through him.
⁸*He* was not the light, but that he might witness concerning the light.
¹⁵(John bears witness of him, and he has cried, saying, This was he of whom I said, He that comes after me is preferred before me, for he was before me;)
¹⁶for of his fulness we all have received, and grace upon grace.
¹⁷For the law was given by Moses: grace and truth subsists through Jesus Christ.
¹⁸No one has seen God at any time; the only-begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, *he* hath declared him.
¹⁹And this is the witness of John, when the Jews sent from Jerusalem priests and Levites that they might ask him, Thou, who art thou?
²⁰And he acknowledged and denied not, and acknowledged, I am not the Christ.
²¹And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he says, I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered, No.
²²They said therefore to him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to those who sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?
²³He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the path of the Lord, as said Esaias the prophet.
²⁴And they were sent from among the Pharisees.
²⁵And they asked him and said to him, Why baptisest thou then, if thou art not the Christ, nor Elias, nor the prophet?
²⁶John answered them saying, I baptise with water. In the midst of you stands, whom ye do not know,
²⁷he who comes after me, the thong of whose sandal I am not worthy to unloose.
²⁸These things took place in Bethany, across the Jordan, where John was baptising.
²⁹On the morrow he sees Jesus coming to him, and says, Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.
³⁰He it is of whom I said, A man comes after me who takes a place before me, because he *was* before me;
³¹and I knew him not; but that he might be manifested to Israel, therefore have I come baptising with water.
³²And John bore witness, saying, I beheld the Spirit descending as a dove from heaven, and it abode upon him.
³³And I knew him not; but he who sent me to baptise with water, *he* said to me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending and abiding on him, he it is who baptises with the Holy Spirit.
³⁴And I have seen and borne witness that this is the Son of God.
³⁵Again, on the morrow, there stood John and two of his disciples.
³⁶And, looking at Jesus as he walked, he says, Behold the Lamb of God. (John 1:6‑8,15‑36)

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John 3:27‑36• ²⁷John answered and said, A man can receive nothing unless it be given him out of heaven.
²⁸Ye yourselves bear me witness that I said, I am not the Christ, but, that I am sent before him.
²⁹He that has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices in heart because of the voice of the bridegroom: this my joy then is fulfilled.
³⁰He must increase, but I must decrease.
³¹He who comes from above is above all. He who has his origin in the earth is of the earth, and speaks as of the earth. He who comes out of heaven is above all,
³²and what he has seen and has heard, this he testifies; and no one receives his testimony.
³³He that has received his testimony has set to his seal that God is true;
³⁴for he whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives not the Spirit by measure.
³⁵The Father loves the Son, and has given all things to be in his hand.
³⁶He that believes on the Son has life eternal, and he that is not subject to the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides upon him. (John 3:27‑36)

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Acts 1:22• ²²beginning from the baptism of John until the day in which he was taken up from us, one of these should be a witness with us of his resurrection. (Acts 1:22)

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Acts 13:24‑25• ²⁴John having proclaimed before the face of his entry among the people the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
²⁵And as John was fulfilling his course he said, Whom do ye suppose that I am? *I* am not he. But behold, there comes one after me, the sandal of whose feet I am not worthy to loose. (Acts 13:24‑25)

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Acts 19:3‑4• ³And he said, To what then were ye baptised? And they said, To the baptism of John.
⁴And Paul said, John indeed baptised with the baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe on him that was coming after him, that is, on Jesus. (Acts 19:3‑4)

preaching.

Isa. 40:3‑6• ³The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of Jehovah, make straight in the desert a highway for our God!
⁴Every valley shall be raised up, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places a plain.
⁵And the glory of Jehovah shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of Jehovah hath spoken.
⁶A voice saith, Cry. And he saith, What shall I cry?--All flesh is grass, and all the comeliness thereof as the flower of the field. (Isa. 40:3‑6)

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Mark 1:7• ⁷And he preached, saying, There comes he that is mightier than I after me, the thong of whose sandals I am not fit to stoop down and unloose. (Mark 1:7)

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Luke 1:17• ¹⁷And *he* shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn hearts of fathers to children, and disobedient ones to the thoughts of just men, to make ready for the Lord a prepared people. (Luke 1:17)

the wilderness.

Matt. 11:7• ⁷But as they went away, Jesus began to say to the crowds concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? a reed moved about by the wind? (Matt. 11:7)

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Josh. 14:10• ¹⁰And now behold, Jehovah has kept me alive, as he said, these forty-five years, since Jehovah spoke this word to Moses, when Israel wandered in the wilderness; and now behold, I am this day eighty-five years old. (Josh. 14:10)

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Josh. 15:61‑62• ⁶¹--In the wilderness: Beth-Arabah, Middin, and Secacah,
⁶²and Nibshan, and Ir-Hammelah, and En-gedi: six cities and their hamlets. (Josh. 15:61‑62)

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Luke 7:24• ²⁴And the messengers of John having departed, he began to speak to the crowds concerning John: What went ye out into the wilderness to behold? a reed shaken by the wind? (Luke 7:24)

J. N. Darby Translation

Now in those days comes John the baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaeae,

JND Translation Notes

See Josh. 15.61.

W. Kelly Translation

Now in those days comes John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea,

WK Verse Note

(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)