Luke 1:17 Cross References - Murdock

¹⁷ And he will go before him, in the spirit and power of Elijah the prophet, and will turn the heart of the fathers unto the children, and them that are disobedient to the knowledge of the righteous, and will prepare a perfect people for the Lord.

⁴ And as to this John, his raiment was of camel's hair, and a girdle of skin was upon his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey.

⁷ But when he saw many of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees, who came to be baptized, he said to them: Generation of vipers, who hath taught you to flee from the wrath that cometh? ⁸ Bring forth the fruits therefore, that accord with repentance. ⁹ And do not think, and say within yourselves, that Abraham is our father: for I say to you, that God is able of these tones to raise up children to Abraham. ¹⁰ And lo, the ax is put to the root of trees. Every tree, therefore, which beareth not good fruit, is felled, and falleth into the fire. ¹¹ I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance; but he that cometh after me is more powerful than I; whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. ¹² His winnowing shovel is in his hand; and he will make clean his threshing-floor. The wheat he will gather into his storehouse; and the chaff he will burn with fire not extinguished.

¹⁴ And, if ye are willing, receive ye, that this is he who was to come.

⁴ For John had said to him: It is no lawful for her to be thy wife.

¹¹ Jesus answered, and said to them: Elijah doth first come, to fulfill every thing. ¹² And I say to you. That, behold, Elijah hath come, and they did not know him; and they have done to him whatever they pleased: and, in like manner, also the Son of man is to suffer from them.

²⁹ And he answered and said, I am not willing. But afterwards he repented and went. ³⁰ And he came to the other, and said the same to him. And he answered and said: I go, my lord, but did not go. ³¹ Which of these two performed the pleasure of his father? They say to him, The first. Jesus said to them: Verily I say to you That publicans and harlots go before you into the kingdom of God. ³² For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not; but the publicans and harlots believed him: and ye, after ye had seen it, did not even then repent and believe in him.

¹¹ And they asked him, and said: Why then do the Scribes say, that Elijah must first come? ¹² He said to them: Elijah truly first cometh, to prepare all things: and, as it is written of the Son of man, he will suffer much, and be rejected. ¹³ But I say to you: That Elijah hath come; and they have done to him all that they desired, as it was written of him.

¹⁶ And many of the children of Israel will he convert to the Lord their God.

⁷⁶ And thou, child, wilt be called a prophet of the Most High; for thou wilt go before the face of the Lord, to prepare his way,

⁷ And he said to the multitudes, who came to him to be baptized: Ye progeny of vipers, who hath instructed you to flee from the future wrath? ⁸ Bring forth, therefore, fruits comporting, with repentance. And begin not to say in yourselves: We have Abraham for our father; for I say to you, that God can, from these stones, raise up sons to Abraham. ⁹ And lo, the ax is put to the root of trees. Every tree therefore that beareth not good fruits, is hewed down, and falleth into the fire. ¹⁰ And the multitudes asked him, and said: What, then, shall we do? ¹¹ He answered and said to them: Whoever hath two tunics, let him give one to him that hath none; and whoever hath food, let him do the same. ¹² And publicans also came to be baptized. And they said to him: Teacher, what shall we do? ¹³ And he said to them: Exact no more than ye are required to exact. ¹⁴ And those serving in war inquired of him, and said: And what shall we do? He said to them: Be insolent to no one, and oppress no one, and let your pay satisfy you.

¹³ who are born, not of blood, nor of the pleasure of the flesh, nor of the pleasure of man, but of God.

²¹ And they asked him again: Who then? Art thou Elijah? And he said: I am not. Art thou a prophet? And he said, No. ²² And they said to him: Who art thou? that we may give answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself? ²³ He said: I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make smooth the way of the Lord; as said the prophet Isaiah. ²⁴ And they who were sent, were of the Pharisees. ²⁵ And they asked him, and said to him: Why then baptizest thou, if thou art not the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor a prophet? ²⁶ John answered, and said to them; I baptize with water; but among you standeth one, whom ye do not know. ²⁷ He it is that cometh after me, and was before me, whose shoe-strings I am not worthy to untie. ²⁸ These things occurred in Bethany, where John was baptizing. ²⁹ The day after, John saw Jesus coming towards him, and said: Behold, the Lamb of God, that beareth the sin of the world. ³⁰ This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man, who is before me, for he was prior to me.

³⁴ And I saw; and I testify, that this is the Son of God.

²⁸ Ye are witnesses for me, that I said: I am not the Messiah, but am sent to go before him.

³³ And immediately I sent to thee; and thou hast done well to come: and lo, we are all of us before thee, and desirous to hear whatever is commanded thee from God.

²³ and made his mercy flow forth upon the vessels of mercy, which were prepared by God for glory;

⁹ Or do ye not know, that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not mistake; neither whoremongers, nor idol-worshippers, nor adulterers, nor debauchers, nor liers with males, ¹⁰ nor the avaricious, nor thieves, nor drunkards, nor railers, nor extortioners, will inherit the kingdom of God. ¹¹ And these things have been in some of you: but ye are washed, and are sanctified, and made righteous, in the name of our Lord Jesus the Messiah, and by the Spirit of our God.

¹² and may, with joy, give thanks to God the Father, who hath fitted us for a portion of the inheritance of the saints in light;

²¹ If therefore any one purge himself from these things, he will be a pure vessel for honor, fit for the use of his Lord, and prepared for every good work.

⁹ But ye are an elect race, officiating as priests of the kingdom; a holy people, a redeemed congregation; that ye should proclaim the praises of him who called you out of darkness to his precious light:

¹¹ As therefore all these things are to be dissolved, what persons ought ye to be, in holy conduct, and in the fear of God, ¹² expecting and desiring the coming of the day of God, in which the heavens being tried by fire will be dissolved, and the elements being ignited will melt? ¹³ But we, according to his promise, expect new heavens, and a new earth, in which righteousness dwelleth. ¹⁴ Therefore, my beloved, as ye expect these things, strive that ye may be found by him in peace, without spot and without blemish.

²⁸ And now, my children, remain ye in him; that so, when he shall be manifested, we may not be ashamed before him, but may have an open countenance at his coming.

⁴ And I saw thrones, and persons sat on them, and judgment was given to them, and to the souls that were beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word of God: and these are they who had not worshipped the beast of prey, nor its image, neither had they received the mark upon their forehead or on their hand; and they lived and reigned with their Messiah those thousand years.