Acts 13:24 Cross References - Sawyer

²⁴ John having preached before his coming the baptism of a change of mind to all the people of Israel.

^{1 (3:1)} AND in those days came John the Baptist preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying, ² Change your minds, for the kingdom of Heaven is at hand. ³ For this is he that was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying; A voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. ⁴ And this John had his clothes of camel's hair, and a leather girdle about his loins, and his food was locusts and wild honey. ⁵ Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region about the Jordan, ⁶ and were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. ^{7 (3:2)} And seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come for the baptism, he said to them; Offspring of vipers, who has warned you to flee from the wrath to come? ⁸ Bear fruit, therefore, worthy of a change of mind; ⁹ and think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham for a father; for I tell you that God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham; ¹⁰ and already the axe lies at the root of the trees; every tree, therefore, which bears not good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire. ¹¹ I indeed baptize you with water to a change of mind; but he that comes after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not fit to bear; he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit, and fire;

² as it is written in Isaiah the prophet; Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who shall prepare your way. ³ A voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord! Make his paths straight. ^{4 (1:2)} John baptized in the wilderness, preaching the baptism of a change of mind for the forgiveness of sins. ⁵ And all the country of Judea and all the people of Jerusalem went out to him and were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. ^{6 (1:3)} And John was clothed with camel's hairs and a leather girdle about his loins, and he eat locusts and wild honey, ⁷ and preached, saying, After me comes one mightier than I, the strings of whose shoes I am not fit to stoop down and untie; ⁸ I have baptized you with water, but he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit.

⁷⁶ And you, little child, shall be called a prophet of the Most High; for you shall go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways,

² under the chief priest Annas, and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John the son of Zachariah, in the wilderness. ³ And he went into all the region about the Jordan, preaching the baptism of a change of mind for the forgiveness of sins; ⁴ as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet; A voice of one crying in the wilderness, prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. ⁵ Every ravine shall be filled up, and every mountain and hill shall be made low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways smooth; ⁶ and all flesh shall see the salvation of God. ^{7 (4:2)} Then John said to the multitudes who went out to be baptized by him, Offspring of vipers, who has warned you to flee from the wrath to come? ⁸ Bear fruits, therefore, worthy of a change of mind. And say not within yourselves, We have Abraham for a father; for I tell you that God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham. ⁹ And already also the axe lies at the root of the trees; every tree therefore which bears not good fruit, is cut down and cast into the fire. ¹⁰ And the multitudes asked him, saying, What then shall we do? ¹¹ And he answered and said to them, Let him that has two coats give to him that has none; and let him that has food do the same. ¹² And publicans, also, came to be baptized, and said to him, Teacher, what shall we do? ¹³ And he said to them, Do nothing more than is appointed for you. ¹⁴ And the soldiers asked him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said to them, Oppress, and falsely accuse, no one; and be contented with your wages. ^{15 (4:3)} And the people being in expectation, and all doubting in their minds concerning John, whether he was the Christ, ¹⁶ John answered all, saying, I indeed baptize you with water, but a mightier than I is coming, the strings of whose shoes I am not fit to untie; he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. ¹⁷ His winnowing shovel is in his hand, and he will thoroughly clean his threshing floor, and gather the wheat into his storehouse; but the chaff he will burn with an inextinguishable fire. ^{18 (4:4)} With many other exhortations, also, he preached the good news to the people. ¹⁹ But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him on account of Herodias his brother's wife and for all the evil deeds which Herod had done, ²⁰ added also this to all, and shut up John in prison.

^{6 (1:2)} There was a man, sent by God, whose name was John. ⁷ This man came for a testimony, to testify of the light, that all might believe through him. ⁸ He was not the light, but to testify of the light.

¹⁵ John testified of him, and cried, saying, This is the one of whom I said, He that comes after me existed before me, for he was before me. ¹⁶ For we all have received of his fullness, and grace for grace; ¹⁷ for the law was given by Moses, the grace and truth were by Jesus Christ. ¹⁸ No one has ever seen God; the only Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he declared [him].

²⁵ Then there was a controversy of the disciples of John with a Jew concerning purification. ²⁶ And they came to John and said to him, Rabbi, he that was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you testified, behold, this [man] baptizes and all men come to him. ²⁷ John answered and said, A man can receive nothing unless it is given him from heaven. ²⁸ You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but am sent before him. ²⁹ He that has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom's voice; this my joy, therefore, is fully attained. ³⁰ He must increase, but I must decrease. ³¹ He that comes from above is above all; he that is of the earth is of the earth, and speaks of the earth. He that comes from heaven is above all; ³² and what he has seen and heard this he testifies; and no one receives his testimony. ³³ He that receives his testimony has sealed that God is true. ³⁴ For he whom God has sent speaks the words of God; for God gives not the Spirit by measure. ³⁵ The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into his hand. ³⁶ He that believes on the Son has eternal life; but he that disbelieves the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God continues on him.

³³ You sent to John, and he testified to the truth; ³⁴ but I receive not testimony from a man; but I say these things that you may be saved. ³⁵ He was a burning and shining light, and you were willing for a time to rejoice in his light. ³⁶ But I have greater testimony than John's; for the works which the Father has given me to finish, these works which I do, testify of me that the Father has sent me;

²² beginning from the baptism of John till the day on which he was taken up from us, should be made with us a witness of his resurrection.

³⁷ you know; the word which was [preached] through all Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism which John preached,

³ And he said to them, With what then were you baptized? And they said, With John's baptism. ⁴ Paul said, John indeed baptized [administered] the baptism of a change of mind, telling the people to believe on him that was to come after him, that is, on Jesus.