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John the Baptist

¹In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judæa,[ † ]Matthew 3:1-12Mark 1:3-8Luke 3:2-17John 1:6-8, 19-28Joshua 14:10 ²and saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.[ † ]Daniel 2:44Malachi 4:6Matthew 4:17Mark 1:15Luke 1:17Luke 10:9Luke 11:20Luke 21:31

⁴And 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.[ † ]2 Kings 1:8Zechariah 13:4Matthew 11:8Mark 1:6Leviticus 11:221 Samuel 14:25-26 ⁵Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judæa, and all the region round about Jordan,[ † ]Mark 1:5 ⁶and were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.[ † ]Acts 19:4-18

⁷But 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?[ † ]Matthew 12:34Luke 3:7-9Romans 5:91 Thessalonians 1:10 ⁸Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance: ⁹and 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.[ † ]John 8:33Acts 13:26Romans 4:1-11, 16Galatians 3:29 ¹⁰And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.[ † ]Psalms 92:12-14Matthew 7:19Luke 13:7-9John 15:6 ¹¹I 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:[ † ]Mark 1:4-8Luke 3:16John 1:26Acts 1:5Isaiah 4:4John 20:22Acts 2:3-41 Corinthians 12:13

The Baptism of Jesus

¹²whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.[ † ]Malachi 3:3Malachi 4:1Matthew 13:30

¹³Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.[ † ]Matthew 3:13-17Mark 1:9-11Luke 3:21-22John 1:31-34Matthew 2:22 ¹⁴But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me? ¹⁵And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him. ¹⁶And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:[ † ]Mark 1:10Isaiah 11:2Luke 3:22John 1:32Acts 7:56 ¹⁷and lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.[ † ]John 12:28Psalms 2:7Isaiah 42:1Mark 1:11Luke 1:35Luke 9:35Colossians 1:13