Matthew 3:1

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IN those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judæa,

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Isaiah 40:3–6Rank 1 from verse 1
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³¶ The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
⁴Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain:
⁵And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.
⁶The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field:
John 1:6–8Rank 2 from verse 1
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⁶¶ There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
⁷The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.
⁸He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.
Luke 1:13–17Rank 3 from verse 1
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¹³But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.
¹⁴And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.
¹⁵For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb.
¹⁶And many of the children 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 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 1:76Rank 4 from verse 1
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⁷⁶And 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 3:1–20Rank 5 from verse 1
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¹NOW in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cæsar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judæa, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituræa and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,
²Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.
³And he came into all the country about 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, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
⁵Every 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;
⁶And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.
⁷Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
⁸Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
⁹And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
¹⁰And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then?
¹¹He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.
¹²Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do?
¹³And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you.
¹⁴And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages.
¹⁵And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not;
¹⁶John 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:
¹⁷Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.
¹⁸And many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the people.
¹⁹But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip’s wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,
²⁰Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.
Matthew 11:11Rank 6 from verse 1
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¹¹Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
Acts 19:3–4Rank 7 from verse 1
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³And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John’s baptism.
⁴Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.
Acts 13:24–25Rank 8 from verse 1
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²⁴When John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
²⁵And 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.
Mark 1:15Rank 9 from verse 1
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¹⁵And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
Matthew 16:14Rank 10 from verse 1
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¹⁴And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.
Acts 1:22Rank 11 from verse 1
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²²Beginning from the baptism of John, unto that same day that he was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection.
Luke 7:24Rank 12 from verse 1
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²⁴¶ And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak unto the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness for to see? A reed shaken with the wind?
Mark 1:3–8Rank 13 from verse 1
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³The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
⁴John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.
⁵And there went out unto him all the land of Judæa, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins.
⁶And John was clothed with camel’s hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey;
⁷And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.
⁸I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.
Mark 6:16–29Rank 14 from verse 1
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¹⁶But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead.
¹⁷For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife: for he had married her.
¹⁸For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother’s wife.
¹⁹Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could not:
²⁰For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just man and an holy, and observed him; and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.
²¹And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee;
²²And when the daughter of the said Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod and them that sat with him, the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it thee.
²³And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom.
²⁴And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.
²⁵And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou give me by and by in a charger the head of John the Baptist.
²⁶And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath’s sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her.
²⁷And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,
²⁸And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother.
²⁹And when his disciples heard of it, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.
Matthew 11:7Rank 15 from verse 1
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⁷¶ And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?
Matthew 14:2–14Rank 16 from verse 1
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²And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.
³¶ For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife.
⁴For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.
⁵And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.
⁶But when Herod’s birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.
⁷Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask.
⁸And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist’s head in a charger.
⁹And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath’s sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded it to be given her.
¹⁰And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison.
¹¹And his head was brought in a charger, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother.
¹²And his disciples came, and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told Jesus.
¹³¶ When Jesus heard of it, he departed thence by ship into a desert place apart: and when the people had heard thereof, they followed him on foot out of the cities.
¹⁴And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick.
Matthew 17:12–13Rank 17 from verse 1
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¹²But I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them.
¹³Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist.
Matthew 21:25–27Rank 18 from verse 1
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²⁵The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him?
²⁶But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet.
²⁷And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.
Matthew 3:8Rank 19 from verse 1
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⁸Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:
John 1:15–36Rank 20 from verse 1
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¹⁵¶ John 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.
¹⁶And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.
¹⁷For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
¹⁸No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
¹⁹¶ And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?
²⁰And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.
²¹And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.
²²Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?
²³He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.
²⁴And they which were sent were of the Pharisees.
²⁵And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet?
²⁶John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;
²⁷He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe’s latchet I am not worthy to unloose.
²⁸These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.
²⁹¶ The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
³⁰This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me.
³¹And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.
³²And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.
³³And 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.
³⁴And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.
³⁵¶ Again the next day after John stood, and two of his disciples;
³⁶And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God!
John 3:27–36Rank 21 from verse 1
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²⁷John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.
²⁸Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.
²⁹He 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.
³⁰He must increase, but I must decrease.
³¹He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all.
³²And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony.
³³He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is true.
³⁴For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him.
³⁵The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.
³⁶He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
Joshua 15:61–62Rank 22 from verse 1
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⁶¹In the wilderness, Beth-arabah, Middin, and Secacah,
⁶²And Nibshan, and the city of Salt, and En-gedi; six cities with their villages.
Judges 1:16Rank 23 from verse 1
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¹⁶¶ And the children of the Kenite, Moses’ father in law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which lieth in the south of Arad; and they went and dwelt among the people.
Matthew 21:32Rank 24 from verse 1
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³²For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.
Joshua 14:10Rank 25 from verse 1
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¹⁰And now, behold, the Lord hath kept me alive, as he said, these forty and five years, even since the Lord spake this word unto Moses, while the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness: and now, lo, I am this day fourscore and five years old.

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