Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,

Those

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Bible References

Those

Luke 3:1
In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, while Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod was tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Iturea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,

John

Matthew 11:11
“I assure you: Among those born of women no one greater than John the Baptist has appeared, but the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
Matthew 14:2
“This is John the Baptist!” he told his servants. “He has been raised from the dead, and that’s why supernatural powers are at work in him.”
Matthew 16:14
And they said, “Some say John the Baptist; others, Elijah; still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
Matthew 17:12
“But I tell you: Elijah has already come, and they didn’t recognize him. On the contrary, they did whatever they pleased to him. In the same way the Son of Man is going to suffer at their hands.”
Matthew 21:25
Where did John’s baptism come from? From heaven or from men?”

They began to argue among themselves, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say to us, ‘Then why didn’t you believe him?’
Mark 1:4
John came baptizing in the wilderness and preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
Mark 6:16
When Herod heard of it, he said, “John, the one I beheaded, has been raised!”
Luke 1:13
But the angel said to him:

Do not be afraid, Zechariah,
because your prayer has been heard.
Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son,
and you will name him John.
Luke 3:2
during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, God’s word came to John the son of Zechariah in the wilderness.
John 1:6
There was a man named John
who was sent from God.
John 3:27
John responded, “No one can receive a single thing unless it’s given to him from heaven.
Acts 1:22
beginning from the baptism of John until the day He was taken up from us—from among these, it is necessary that one become a witness with us of His resurrection.”
Acts 13:24
Before He came to public attention, John had previously proclaimed a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
Acts 19:3
“Then what baptism were you baptized with?” he asked them.

“With John’s baptism,” they replied.

Preaching

Isaiah 40:3
A voice of one crying out:

Prepare the way of the Lord in the wilderness;
make a straight highway for our God in the desert.
Mark 1:7
He was preaching: “Someone more powerful than I will come after me. I am not worthy to stoop down and untie the strap of His sandals.
Luke 1:17
And he will go before Him
in the spirit and power of Elijah,
to turn the hearts of fathers
to their children,
and the disobedient
to the understanding of the righteous,
to make ready for the Lord a prepared people.

General references

Luke 1:16
He will turn many of the sons of Israel
to the Lord their God.

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