John 1:31 Cross References - Riverside

³¹ I did not know him, but I knew that he was to be shown to Israel. For that reason I came baptizing with water."

⁶ and were baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.

³ The voice of one crying in the wilderness, 'Make ready the way of the Lord; make his paths straight' "; ⁴ just so John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, preaching the baptism of a change of heart for forgiveness of sins. ⁵ All the land of Judaea and all the people of Jerusalem went out to him and were baptized by him in the Jordan river, confessing their sins.

¹⁷ 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 wisdom of the righteous, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him."

⁷⁶ And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High. You will go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways, ⁷⁷ To give the knowledge of salvation to his people by the forgiveness of their sins, ⁷⁸ Through the tender compassion of our God, With which the sunrise from on high will shine upon us; ⁷⁹ To give light to those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, To guide our feet into the path of peace." ⁸⁰ The child grew and became strong in spirit, and he lived in the wilds until the day of his appearance before Israel.

³⁹ When they had completed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee to their own city Nazareth. ⁴⁰ The child grew and became strong and was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him. ⁴¹ His parents used to go up every year to Jerusalem for the feast of Passover. ⁴² When he had reached the age of twelve years, and they had gone up according to the custom of the feast

³ Then he came into all the neighborhood of the Jordan proclaiming baptism for a change of heart in order to forgiveness of sins, ⁴ as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, "The voice of one shouting in the wilderness, 'Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight!'

⁷ He came for testimony, to testify about the Light, that all might believe through him.

³³ I did not know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water — he said to me, 'He on whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining, that is he who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.'

⁴ Paul said, "John baptized with the baptism of a change of heart, telling the people to believe in one who was coming after him, that is, in Jesus."