John The Baptist

Verily 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.

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.

In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, — read the full passage →

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.

But 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. — read the full passage →

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

And many resorted unto him, and said, John did no miracle: but all things that John spake of this man were true.

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.

And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.

And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou? — read the full passage →

John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.

Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord:

And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet?

And the same John had his raiment of camel’s hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.

He must increase, but I must decrease.

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.

And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things. — read the full passage →

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

The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God; — read the full passage →

And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren.

Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him. — read the full passage →

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.

Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord: — read the full passage →

Now Elisabeth’s full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son. — read the full passage →

And king Herod heard of him; (for his name was spread abroad:) and he said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.

The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;

At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus, — read the full passage →

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

Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. — read the full passage →

And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.

At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,

And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized. — read the full passage →

There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. — read the full passage →

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;

And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.

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:

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come? — read the full passage →

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. — read the full passage →

For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. — read the full passage →

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

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

For 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.

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

For 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.

At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus, — read the full passage →

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. — read the full passage →

And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities. — read the full passage →

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:

There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth. — read the full passage →

And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist’s head in a charger.

Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region round about Jordan, — read the full passage →

But 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.

And he went out from thence, and came into his own country; and his disciples follow him. — read the full passage →

And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees used to fast: and they come and say unto him, Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not?

Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him. — read the full passage →

Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,

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

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: — read the full passage →

Then 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.

Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven. — read the full passage →

And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.

For 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.

And think 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.

The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.

Bring 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.

And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;

And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God. — read the full passage →

And they answered, John the Baptist: but some say, Elias; and others, One of the prophets.

As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. — read the full passage →

From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

Now when he had ended all his sayings in the audience of the people, he entered into Capernaum. — read the full passage →

There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.

I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: — read the full passage →

And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then? — read the full passage →

And 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;

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

And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. — read the full passage →

The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. — read the full passage →

And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.

Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases. — read the full passage →

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?

Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened, — read the full passage →

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; — read the full passage →

For 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.

Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist.

Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene, — read the full passage →

And 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.

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; — read the full passage →

Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples, — read the full passage →

They answering said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elias; and others say, that one of the old prophets is risen again.

But 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.

In those days the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples unto him, and saith unto them, — read the full passage →

And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:

John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins. — read the full passage →

He came unto his own, and his own received him not.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: