Bible Cross References
came
Matthew 3:1-8
1
At that time John the Baptist came to the desert of Judea and started preaching.
2
"Turn away from your sins," he said, "because the Kingdom of heaven is near!"
3
John was the man the prophet Isaiah was talking about when he said, "Someone is shouting in the desert, 'Prepare a road for the Lord; make a straight path for him to travel!' "
4
John's clothes were made of camel's hair; he wore a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.
5
People came to him from Jerusalem, from the whole province of Judea, and from all over the country near the Jordan River.
6
They confessed their sins, and he baptized them in the Jordan.
7
When John saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming to him to be baptized, he said to them, "You snakes---who told you that you could escape from the punishment God is about to send?
8
Do those things that will show that you have turned from your sins.
Isaiah 35:8
There will be a highway there, called "The Road of Holiness." No sinner will ever travel that road; no fools will mislead those who follow it.
Jeremiah 6:16
The LORD said to his people, "Stand at the crossroads and look. Ask for the ancient paths and where the best road is. Walk in it, and you will live in peace." But they said, "No, we will not!"
Luke 3:8-13
8
Do those things that will show that you have turned from your sins. And don't start saying among yourselves that Abraham is your ancestor. I tell you that God can take these rocks and make descendants for Abraham!
9
The ax is ready to cut down the trees at the roots; every tree that does not bear good fruit will be cut down and thrown in the fire."
10
The people asked him, "What are we to do, then?"
11
He answered, "Whoever has two shirts must give one to the man who has none, and whoever has food must share it."
12
Some tax collectors came to be baptized, and they asked him, "Teacher, what are we to do?"
13
"Don't collect more than is legal," he told them.
2 Peter 2:21
It would have been much better for them never to have known the way of righteousness than to know it and then turn away from the sacred command that was given them.
and ye believed
Matthew 21:25
Where did John's right to baptize come from: was it from God or from human beings?" They started to argue among themselves, "What shall we say? If we answer, 'From God,' he will say to us, 'Why, then, did you not believe John?'
Matthew 11:18
When John came, he fasted and drank no wine, and everyone said, 'He has a demon in him!'
Luke 7:29
All the people heard him; they and especially the tax collectors were the ones who had obeyed God's righteous demands and had been baptized by John.
Luke 7:30
But the Pharisees and the teachers of the Law rejected God's purpose for themselves and refused to be baptized by John.
John 5:33-36
33
John is the one to whom you sent your messengers, and he spoke on behalf of the truth.
34
It is not that I must have a human witness; I say this only in order that you may be saved.
35
John was like a lamp, burning and shining, and you were willing for a while to enjoy his light.
36
But I have a witness on my behalf which is even greater than the witness that John gave: what I do, that is, the deeds my Father gave me to do, these speak on my behalf and show that the Father has sent me.
Acts 13:25-29
25
And as John was about to finish his mission, he said to the people, 'Who do you think I am? I am not the one you are waiting for. But listen! He is coming after me, and I am not good enough to take his sandals off his feet.'
26
"My fellow Israelites, descendants of Abraham, and all Gentiles here who worship God: it is to us that this message of salvation has been sent!
27
For the people who live in Jerusalem and their leaders did not know that he is the Savior, nor did they understand the words of the prophets that are read every Sabbath. Yet they made the prophets' words come true by condemning Jesus.
28
And even though they could find no reason to pass the death sentence on him, they asked Pilate to have him put to death.
29
And after they had done everything that the Scriptures say about him, they took him down from the cross and placed him in a tomb.
the publicans
Luke 7:37-50
37
In that town was a woman who lived a sinful life. She heard that Jesus was eating in the Pharisee's house, so she brought an alabaster jar full of perfume
38
and stood behind Jesus, by his feet, crying and wetting his feet with her tears. Then she dried his feet with her hair, kissed them, and poured the perfume on them.
39
When the Pharisee saw this, he said to himself, "If this man really were a prophet, he would know who this woman is who is touching him; he would know what kind of sinful life she lives!"
40
Jesus spoke up and said to him, "Simon, I have something to tell you." "Yes, Teacher," he said, "tell me."
41
"There were two men who owed money to a moneylender," Jesus began. "One owed him five hundred silver coins, and the other owed him fifty.
42
Neither of them could pay him back, so he canceled the debts of both. Which one, then, will love him more?"
43
"I suppose," answered Simon, "that it would be the one who was forgiven more." "You are right," said Jesus.
44
Then he turned to the woman and said to Simon, "Do you see this woman? I came into your home, and you gave me no water for my feet, but she has washed my feet with her tears and dried them with her hair.
45
You did not welcome me with a kiss, but she has not stopped kissing my feet since I came.
46
You provided no olive oil for my head, but she has covered my feet with perfume.
47
I tell you, then, the great love she has shown proves that her many sins have been forgiven. But whoever has been forgiven little shows only a little love."
48
Then Jesus said to the woman, "Your sins are forgiven."
49
The others sitting at the table began to say to themselves, "Who is this, who even forgives sins?"
50
But Jesus said to the woman, "Your faith has saved you; go in peace."
repented
Psalm 81:11
"But my people would not listen to me; Israel would not obey me.
Psalm 81:12
So I let them go their stubborn ways and do whatever they wanted.
Zechariah 7:11
"But my people stubbornly refused to listen. They closed their minds
Zechariah 7:12
and made their hearts as hard as rock. Because they would not listen to the teaching which I sent through the prophets who lived long ago, I became very angry.
John 5:37-40
37
And the Father, who sent me, also testifies on my behalf. You have never heard his voice or seen his face,
38
and you do not keep his message in your hearts, for you do not believe in the one whom he sent.
39
You study the Scriptures, because you think that in them you will find eternal life. And these very Scriptures speak about me!
40
Yet you are not willing to come to me in order to have life.
2 Timothy 2:25
who is gentle as you correct your opponents, for it may be that God will give them the opportunity to repent and come to know the truth.
Hebrews 3:12
My friends, be careful that none of you have a heart so evil and unbelieving that you will turn away from the living God.
Hebrews 6:6-8
6
And then they abandoned their faith! It is impossible to bring them back to repent again, because they are again crucifying the Son of God and exposing him to public shame.
7
God blesses the soil which drinks in the rain that often falls on it and which grows plants that are useful to those for whom it is cultivated.
8
But if it grows thorns and weeds, it is worth nothing; it is in danger of being cursed by God and will be destroyed by fire.
Revelation 2:21
I have given her time to repent of her sins, but she does not want to turn from her immorality.