Bible Cross References
Beginning
Acts 13:24
Before Jesus began his work, John preached to all the people of Israel that they should turn from their sins and be baptized.
Acts 13:25
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.'
Matthew 3:1-17
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At that time John the Baptist came to the desert of Judea and started preaching.
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"Turn away from your sins," he said, "because the Kingdom of heaven is near!"
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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!' "
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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.
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People came to him from Jerusalem, from the whole province of Judea, and from all over the country near the Jordan River.
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They confessed their sins, and he baptized them in the Jordan.
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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?
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Do those things that will show that you have turned from your sins.
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And don't think you can escape punishment by saying that Abraham is your ancestor. I tell you that God can take these rocks and make descendants for Abraham!
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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.
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I baptize you with water to show that you have repented, but the one who will come after me will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. He is much greater than I am; and I am not good enough even to carry his sandals.
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He has his winnowing shovel with him to thresh out all the grain. He will gather his wheat into his barn, but he will burn the chaff in a fire that never goes out."
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At that time Jesus arrived from Galilee and came to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him.
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But John tried to make him change his mind. "I ought to be baptized by you," John said, "and yet you have come to me!"
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But Jesus answered him, "Let it be so for now. For in this way we shall do all that God requires." So John agreed.
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As soon as Jesus was baptized, he came up out of the water. Then heaven was opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God coming down like a dove and lighting on him.
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Then a voice said from heaven, "This is my own dear Son, with whom I am pleased."
Mark 1:1
This is the Good News about Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
Mark 1:3-8
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Someone is shouting in the desert, 'Get the road ready for the Lord; make a straight path for him to travel!' "
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So John appeared in the desert, baptizing and preaching. "Turn away from your sins and be baptized," he told the people, "and God will forgive your sins."
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Many people from the province of Judea and the city of Jerusalem went out to hear John. They confessed their sins, and he baptized them in the Jordan River.
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John wore clothes made of camel's hair, with a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.
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He announced to the people, "The man who will come after me is much greater than I am. I am not good enough even to bend down and untie his sandals.
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I baptize you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit."
Luke 3:1-18
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It was the fifteenth year of the rule of Emperor Tiberius; Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod was ruler of Galilee, and his brother Philip was ruler of the territory of Iturea and Trachonitis; Lysanias was ruler of Abilene,
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and Annas and Caiaphas were High Priests. At that time the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the desert.
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So John went throughout the whole territory of the Jordan River, preaching, "Turn away from your sins and be baptized, and God will forgive your sins."
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As it is written in the book of the prophet Isaiah: "Someone is shouting in the desert: 'Get the road ready for the Lord; make a straight path for him to travel!
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Every valley must be filled up, every hill and mountain leveled off. The winding roads must be made straight, and the rough paths made smooth.
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The whole human race will see God's salvation!' "
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Crowds of people came out to John to be baptized by him. "You snakes!" he said to them. "Who told you that you could escape from the punishment God is about to send?
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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!
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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."
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The people asked him, "What are we to do, then?"
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He answered, "Whoever has two shirts must give one to the man who has none, and whoever has food must share it."
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Some tax collectors came to be baptized, and they asked him, "Teacher, what are we to do?"
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"Don't collect more than is legal," he told them.
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Some soldiers also asked him, "What about us? What are we to do?" He said to them, "Don't take money from anyone by force or accuse anyone falsely. Be content with your pay."
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People's hopes began to rise, and they began to wonder whether John perhaps might be the Messiah.
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So John said to all of them, "I baptize you with water, but someone is coming who is much greater than I am. I am not good enough even to untie his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
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He has his winnowing shovel with him, to thresh out all the grain and gather the wheat into his barn; but he will burn the chaff in a fire that never goes out."
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In many different ways John preached the Good News to the people and urged them to change their ways.
John 1:28-51
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All this happened in Bethany on the east side of the Jordan River, where John was baptizing.
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The next day John saw Jesus coming to him, and said, "There is the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
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This is the one I was talking about when I said, 'A man is coming after me, but he is greater than I am, because he existed before I was born.'
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I did not know who he would be, but I came baptizing with water in order to make him known to the people of Israel."
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And John gave this testimony: "I saw the Spirit come down like a dove from heaven and stay on him.
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I still did not know that he was the one, but God, who sent me to baptize with water, had said to me, 'You will see the Spirit come down and stay on a man; he is the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.'
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I have seen it," said John, "and I tell you that he is the Son of God."
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The next day John was standing there again with two of his disciples,
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when he saw Jesus walking by. "There is the Lamb of God!" he said.
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The two disciples heard him say this and went with Jesus.
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Jesus turned, saw them following him, and asked, "What are you looking for?" They answered, "Where do you live, Rabbi?" (This word means "Teacher.")
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"Come and see," he answered. (It was then about four o'clock in the afternoon.) So they went with him and saw where he lived, and spent the rest of that day with him.
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One of them was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.
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At once he found his brother Simon and told him, "We have found the Messiah." (This word means "Christ.")
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Then he took Simon to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, "Your name is Simon son of John, but you will be called Cephas." (This is the same as Peter and means "a rock.")
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The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, "Come with me!"
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(Philip was from Bethsaida, the town where Andrew and Peter lived.)
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Philip found Nathanael and told him, "We have found the one whom Moses wrote about in the book of the Law and whom the prophets also wrote about. He is Jesus son of Joseph, from Nazareth."
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"Can anything good come from Nazareth?" Nathanael asked. "Come and see," answered Philip.
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When Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, he said about him, "Here is a real Israelite; there is nothing false in him!"
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Nathanael asked him, "How do you know me?" Jesus answered, "I saw you when you were under the fig tree before Philip called you."
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"Teacher," answered Nathanael, "you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!"
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Jesus said, "Do you believe just because I told you I saw you when you were under the fig tree? You will see much greater things than this!"
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And he said to them, "I am telling you the truth: you will see heaven open and God's angels going up and coming down on the Son of Man."
unto
Acts 1:2
until the day he was taken up to heaven. Before he was taken up, he gave instructions by the power of the Holy Spirit to the men he had chosen as his apostles.
Acts 1:9
After saying this, he was taken up to heaven as they watched him, and a cloud hid him from their sight.
witness
Acts 1:8
But when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, you will be filled with power, and you will be witnesses for me in Jerusalem, in all of Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."
Acts 4:33
With great power the apostles gave witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and God poured rich blessings on them all.
John 15:27
And you, too, will speak about me, because you have been with me from the very beginning.
Hebrews 2:3
How, then, shall we escape if we pay no attention to such a great salvation? The Lord himself first announced this salvation, and those who heard him proved to us that it is true.