John The Baptist

Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not arisen a greater than John the Baptist: yet he that is but little in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

The voice of one that crieth, Prepare ye in the wilderness the way of Jehovah; make level in the desert a highway for our God.

And in those days cometh John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judæa, saying, — read the full passage →

Behold, I send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant, whom ye desire, behold, he cometh, saith Jehovah of hosts.

But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: because thy supplication is heard, and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John. — read the full passage →

And in those days cometh John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judæa, saying,

And many came unto him; and they said, John indeed did no sign: but all things whatsoever John spake of this man were true.

For this is he that was spoken of through Isaiah the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ye ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight.

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

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

John came, who baptized in the wilderness and preached the baptism of repentance unto remission of sins.

Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of Jehovah come.

And they asked him, and said unto him, Why then baptizest thou, if thou art not the Christ, neither Elijah, neither the prophet?

Now John himself had his raiment of camel’s hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey.

He must increase, but I must decrease.

I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there is none greater than John: yet he that is but little in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

And he answered and said, Elijah indeed cometh, and shall 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 Isaiah the prophet.

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

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

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

And he shall go before his face in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to walk in the wisdom of the just; to make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him.

Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of Jehovah come. — read the full passage →

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

And king Herod heardthereof; for his name had become known: and he said, John the Baptizer is risen from the dead, and therefore do these powers work in him.

Jehovah 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 season Herod the tetrarch heard the report concerning Jesus, — read the full passage →

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

Let not your heart be troubled: 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 showing unto Israel.

At that season Herod the tetrarch heard the report concerning Jesus,

Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

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

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

Yea and thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Most High: For thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to make ready his ways;

But Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffereth him.

I indeed baptize you in 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 in the Holy Spirit and in fire:

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

The voice of one that crieth, Prepare ye in the wilderness the way of Jehovah; make level in the desert a highway for our God. — read the full passage →

For John the Baptist is come eating no bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a demon.

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, Who shall prepare thy way before thee.

Even as it is written in Isaiah the prophet, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, Who shall prepare thy way;

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 saw it, did not even repent yourselves afterward, that ye might believe him.

But should we say, From men—they feared the people: for all verily held John to be a prophet.

For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife; for he had married her.

At that season Herod the tetrarch heard the report concerning Jesus, — read the full passage →

as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ye ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight. — read the full passage →

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

John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but there cometh he that is mightier than I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in fire:

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

And she, being put forward by her mother, saith, Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.

Then went out unto him Jerusalem, and all Judæa, and all the region round about the Jordan; — read the full passage →

But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: because thy supplication 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 he cometh into his own country; and his disciples follow him. — read the full passage →

And John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting: and they come and say unto him, Why do John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not?

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

Now 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 the region of Ituræa and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,

and said unto him, Art thou he that cometh, or look we for another?

I indeed baptize you in 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 in the Holy Spirit and in fire: — read the full passage →

And Paul said, John baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people that they should believe on him that should come after him, that is, on Jesus.

And Peter said unto them, Repent ye, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

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

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

for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and kept him safe. And when he heard him, he was much perplexed; and he 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.

On the morrow he seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold, the Lamb of God, that 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 region round about the Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance unto remission of sins;

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

And they told him, saying, John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; but others, One of the prophets.

Even as it is written in Isaiah the prophet, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, Who shall prepare thy way; — read the full passage →

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

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

There was in the days of Herod, king of Judæa, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abijah: and he had a wife 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 I will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.

for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; — read the full passage →

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

And John was clothed with camel’s hair, and had a leathern girdle about his loins, and did eat locusts and wild honey.

The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ye ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight;

And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Beroea: who when they were come thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. — read the full passage →

On the morrow he seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold, the Lamb of God, that taketh away the sin of the world! — read the full passage →

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

And he called the twelve together, and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases. — read the full passage →

And when the men were come unto him, they said, John the Baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he that cometh, or look we for another?

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

Yea and thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Most High: For thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to make ready his ways; — read the full passage →

For he shall be great in the sight of 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.

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

Now 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 the region of Ituræa and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene, — read the full passage →

And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou forthwith give me on a platter the head of John the Baptist.

Yea and thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Most High: For thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to make ready his ways; — read the full passage →

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

And they answering said, John the Baptist; but others say, Elijah; and others, that one of the old prophets is risen again.

but I say unto you, that Elijah is come already, and they knew him not, but did unto him whatsoever they would. Even so shall the Son of man also suffer of them.

In those days, when there was again a great multitude, and they had nothing to eat, he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, — read the full passage →

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

John came, who baptized in the wilderness and preached the baptism of repentance unto remission of sins. — read the full passage →

He came unto his own, and they that were his own received him not.

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