The Testimony of John the Baptist

John 1

19 Now this is g the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?" 20 h He confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, "I am not the Christ." 21 And they asked him, "What then? Are you Elijah?" He said, "I am not." "Are you i the Prophet?" And he answered, "No." 22 Then they said to him, "Who are you, that we may give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say about yourself?" 23 He said: j "I am
k 'The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
"Make straight the way of the LORD," ' 1
as the prophet Isaiah said."

24 Now those who were sent were from the Pharisees. 25 And they asked him, saying, "Why then do you baptize if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?" 26 John answered them, saying, l "I baptize with water, m but there stands One among you whom you do not know. 27 n "It is He who, coming after me, 2 is preferred before me, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose." 28 These things were done o in 3 Bethabara beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

  1. Cross References
    John 5:33
    You have sent to John, and he has borne witness to the truth.
  2. Cross References
    Luke 3:15
    Now as the people were in expectation, and all reasoned in their hearts about John, whether he was the Christ or not.
    John 3:28
    "You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, 'I am not the Christ,' but, 'I have been sent before Him.'
    Acts 13:25
    "And as John was finishing his course, he said, 'Who do you think I am? I am not He. But behold, there comes One after me, the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to loose.'
  3. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 18:15
    The LORD your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your midst, from your brethren. Him you shall hear.
    Deuteronomy 18:18
    I will raise up for them a Prophet like you from among their brethren, and will put My words in His mouth, and He shall speak to them all that I command Him.
    Matthew 21:11
    So the multitudes said, "This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth of Galilee.
    John 6:14
    Then those men, when they had seen the sign that Jesus did, said, "This is truly the Prophet who is to come into the world.
    John 7:40
    Therefore many from the crowd, when they heard this saying, said, "Truly this is the Prophet.
  4. Cross References
    Matthew 3:3
    For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying: "The voice of one crying in the wilderness: ' Prepare the way of the LORD; Make His paths straight.'
  5. Cross References
    Isaiah 40:3
    The voice of one crying in the wilderness: "Prepare the way of the LORD; Make straight in the desert A highway for our God.
    Malachi 3:1
    Behold, I send My messenger, And he will prepare the way before Me. And the Lord, whom you seek, Will suddenly come to His temple, Even the Messenger of the covenant, In whom you delight. Behold, He is coming," Says the LORD of hosts.
  6. Cross References
    Matthew 3:11
    I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
    Mark 1:8
    "I indeed baptized you with water, but He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit."
    Luke 3:16
    John answered, saying to all, "I indeed baptize you with water; but One mightier than I is coming, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
    Acts 1:5
    "for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now."
  7. Cross References
    Malachi 3:1
    Behold, I send My messenger, And he will prepare the way before Me. And the Lord, whom you seek, Will suddenly come to His temple, Even the Messenger of the covenant, In whom you delight. Behold, He is coming," Says the LORD of hosts.
    John 4:10
    Jesus answered and said to her, "If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, 'Give Me a drink,' you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.
    John 8:19
    Then they said to Him, "Where is Your Father?" Jesus answered, "You know neither Me nor My Father. If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also.
    John 9:30
    The man answered and said to them, "Why, this is a marvelous thing, that you do not know where He is from; yet He has opened my eyes!
    Acts 13:27
    For those who dwell in Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they did not know Him, nor even the voices of the Prophets which are read every Sabbath, have fulfilled them in condemning Him.
  8. Cross References
    John 3:31
    He who comes from above is above all; he who is of the earth is earthly and speaks of the earth. He who comes from heaven is above all.
    Acts 19:4
    Then Paul said, "John indeed baptized with a baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe on Him who would come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.
    Colossians 1:17
    And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.
  9. Cross References
    Judges 7:24
    Then Gideon sent messengers throughout all the mountains of Ephraim, saying, "Come down against the Midianites, and seize from them the watering places as far as Beth Barah and the Jordan." Then all the men of Ephraim gathered together and seized the watering places as far as Beth Barah and the Jordan.
New King James Version (NKJV) Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.
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