Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene, Gen 49:10Luk 23:6-11Act 4:27Luk 2:1Luk 23:24Luk 9:7Mat 27:2Mrk 6:17 during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John, the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness. Act 4:6Jon 1:1Jhn 18:24Luk 1:80Jhn 18:13-14Mat 26:3Mat 3:1-10Mic 1:1 He came into all the region around the Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for remission of sins. Luk 1:77Act 13:24Mat 3:5-6Act 19:4Mat 3:11Act 22:16Jhn 1:31-33Jhn 3:26 As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, Isa 40:3-5Jhn 1:23Jhn 1:26-36Luk 1:76-79Isa 62:10Jhn 1:7Jhn 3:28-36Isa 57:14
“The voice of one crying in the wilderness,
‘Make ready the way of the Lord.
Make his paths straight.
Every valley will be filled. Isa 40:4Isa 42:16Isa 45:2Isa 49:11Ezk 17:24Heb 12:12-13Luk 1:51-53Isa 2:11-17
Every mountain and hill will be brought low.
The crooked will become straight,
and the rough ways smooth.
All flesh will see God’s salvation.’” 1 Isa 52:10Isa 40:5Psa 98:2-3Isa 49:6Rom 10:18Luk 2:10-11Luk 2:30-32Rom 10:12
He said therefore to the multitudes who went out to be baptized by him, “You offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Mat 23:331Th 1:10Mat 12:341Jn 3:8Heb 6:18Act 13:10Gen 3:15Isa 59:5 Therefore produce fruits worthy of repentance, and don’t begin to say among yourselves, ‘We have Abraham for our father;’ for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones! Ezk 18:27-31Act 26:20Isa 1:16-18Gal 5:22-24Mat 21:43Heb 6:7-8Jos 4:3-8Luk 19:40 Even now the ax also lies at the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that doesn’t produce good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.” Mat 7:19Jhn 15:6Isa 10:33-34Luk 13:9Mat 3:10Luk 13:7Dan 4:23Ezk 31:18
The multitudes asked him, “What then must we do?” Act 2:37Luk 3:14Act 16:30Act 9:6Luk 3:12Luk 3:8
He answered them, “He who has two coats, let him give to him who has none. He who has food, let him do likewise.” Isa 58:7-111Jn 3:171Ti 6:18Luk 18:221Jn 4:20Jas 1:27Jas 2:15-26Dan 4:27
Tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, “Teacher, what must we do?” Luk 7:29Luk 15:1-2Luk 18:13Mat 21:31-32
He said to them, “Collect no more than that which is appointed to you.” Luk 19:8Eph 4:281Co 6:10Isa 1:16-17Mic 6:8Tit 2:11-12Mat 7:12Isa 55:6-7
Soldiers also asked him, saying, “What about us? What must we do?” Heb 13:5-6Exo 20:161Ti 6:8-10Exo 23:1Php 4:11Lev 19:11Rom 13:9-10Luk 19:8
He said to them, “Extort from no one by violence, neither accuse anyone wrongfully. Be content with your wages.”
As the people were in expectation, and all men reasoned in their hearts concerning John, whether perhaps he was the Christ, Jhn 10:24Jhn 3:28-29Jhn 1:19-28 John answered them all, “I indeed baptize you with water, but he comes who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to loosen. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and fire. Mat 3:11Act 1:5Act 11:15-16Jhn 1:33Jhn 1:26Act 19:4-5Jol 2:28-29Act 2:3-4 His winnowing fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor, and will gather the wheat into his barn; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.” Jer 15:7Mat 13:30Mic 4:12Psa 1:4Isa 30:24Mat 3:12Psa 21:9-10Mrk 9:43-49
Then with many other exhortations he preached good news to the people, Act 2:40Jhn 1:29Jhn 1:34Jhn 3:29-36Jhn 1:15 but Herod the tetrarch, 2 being reproved by him for Herodias, his brother’s 3 wife, and for all the evil things which Herod had done, Luk 3:1Mat 14:3-4Mrk 6:17-18Mat 11:2Pro 15:12Pro 9:7-8 added this also to them all, that he shut up John in prison. 1Th 2:15-162Ch 24:17-222Ch 36:162Ki 24:4Jer 2:30Mat 23:31-33Neh 9:26Rev 16:6
Now when all the people were baptized, Jesus also had been baptized and was praying. The sky was opened, Jhn 1:32-34Mat 3:13-17Jhn 12:27-28Luk 5:16Mrk 1:9-11Mat 14:23Luk 9:28-29Luk 9:18 and the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form like a dove on him; and a voice came out of the sky, saying “You are my beloved Son. In you I am well pleased.” Psa 2:72Pe 1:17-18Isa 42:1Jhn 1:32Luk 9:34-35Mat 17:5Mat 3:17Act 10:38
Jesus himself, when he began to teach, was about thirty years old, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli, Luk 4:22Mat 13:55Jhn 6:42Num 4:3Act 1:1Gen 41:46Mat 1:16Mat 4:17 the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph, the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai, the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Joseph, the son of Judah, the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri, Mat 1:12 the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmodam, the son of Er, the son of Jose, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonan, the son of Eliakim, the son of Melea, the son of Menan, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David, 1Ch 3:52Sa 5:141Ch 14:4Zec 12:12 the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon, Rut 4:18-22Isa 11:1-2Mat 1:3-61Ch 2:10-151Ki 12:161Sa 17:581Sa 20:31Act 13:22-23 the son of Amminadab, the son of Aram, 4 the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah, 1Ch 2:4-51Ch 2:9-101Ch 9:4Rut 4:12Gen 29:35Gen 38:29Gen 46:12Gen 49:8 the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor, Gen 21:3Jos 24:21Ch 1:34Act 7:8Mat 1:21Ch 1:24-28Gen 25:26Gen 11:24-32 the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah, Gen 10:24-25Gen 11:12-21 the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech, Gen 10:21-22Gen 5:28-32Gen 9:11Pe 3:202Pe 2:5Ezk 14:14Gen 11:10-26Heb 11:7 the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan, 1Ch 1:1-3Gen 5:6-28 the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God. Gen 2:7Isa 64:81Co 15:451Co 15:47Gen 4:25Act 17:26-29Gen 1:26-27