Luke 3:15

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As the people were waiting expectantly and all were pondering in their hearts about John, whether he might be the Christ,

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  • John 1:19-28 : 19 This is the testimony of John when the Jewish leaders sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, 'Who are you?' 20 He confessed and did not deny, but confessed, 'I am not the Christ.' 21 They asked him, 'Then who are you? Are you Elijah?' He said, 'I am not.' 'Are you the Prophet?' He answered, 'No.' 22 So they said to him, 'Who are you? Tell us so we can give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?' 23 He replied, 'I am the voice of one calling in the wilderness, “Make straight the way for the Lord,” as the prophet Isaiah said.' 24 Now those who had been sent were from the Pharisees. 25 They asked him, 'Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?' 26 John answered them, saying, 'I baptize with water, but among you stands one you do not know.' 27 He is the one who comes after me, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to untie. 28 This all happened in Bethany across the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
  • John 3:28-29 : 28 'You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but I have been sent ahead of Him.’ 29 The one who has the bride is the bridegroom. But the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and listens to him, rejoices greatly at the sound of the bridegroom's voice. Therefore, this joy of mine is now complete.
  • John 10:24 : 24 The Jews gathered around him and said, 'How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly.'

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Matt 11:2-3
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    2Now John, while in prison, heard about the works of Christ and sent his disciples to ask Him,

    3"Are You the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?"

  • John 3:24-26
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    24For John had not yet been put in prison.

    25Then a dispute arose between John’s disciples and a Jew about purification.

    26So they came to John and said to him, 'Rabbi, the one who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you testified—look, He is baptizing, and everyone is coming to Him.'

  • John 1:25-26
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    25They asked him, 'Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?'

    26John answered them, saying, 'I baptize with water, but among you stands one you do not know.'

  • Matt 21:25-26
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    25Where did John’s baptism come from? From heaven or from men?' They discussed it among themselves, saying, 'If we say,

    26But if we say, 'From men,' we fear the crowd, because everyone considers John to be a prophet.

  • Luke 20:4-6
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    4Was the baptism of John from heaven or from men?'

    5They discussed it among themselves, saying, 'If we say, "From heaven," he will say, "Why did you not believe him?"

    6But if we say, "From men," all the people will stone us, since they are convinced that John was a prophet.'

  • Luke 3:16
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    16John answered them all by saying, "I baptize you with water, but one who is mightier than I is coming, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

  • Luke 7:29
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    29(When all the people, including the tax collectors, heard this, they acknowledged that God's way was right, because they had been baptized by John.)

  • Acts 13:24-25
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    24Before His coming, John had already proclaimed a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

    25As John was finishing his course, he said, 'Who do you think I am? I am not He. But behold, One is coming after me whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.'

  • Mark 11:30-32
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    30'Was John's baptism from heaven or from men? Answer me.'

    31They reasoned among themselves, saying, 'If we say, From heaven, he will ask, Then why didn’t you believe him?'

    32But if we say, 'From men,' they were afraid of the crowd, for everyone regarded John as truly a prophet.

  • Luke 3:10
    73%

    10The crowds were asking him, "What, then, should we do?"

  • Matt 3:3
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    3This is the one who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: 'A voice of one crying out in the wilderness: Prepare the way for the Lord; make His paths straight.'

  • Luke 7:18-20
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    18John's disciples reported all these things to him. Then John called two of his disciples.

    19He sent them to the Lord to ask, 'Are You the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?'

    20When the men came to Jesus, they said, 'John the Baptist has sent us to You to ask, "Are You the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?"'

  • Matt 3:1
    73%

    1At that time, John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea,

  • Luke 7:24
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    24After John's messengers left, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: 'What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swayed by the wind?'

  • Mark 1:3-5
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    3'A voice is calling out in the wilderness: Prepare the way for the Lord; make his paths straight.'

    4John appeared in the wilderness, baptizing and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

    5The whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem came out to him. They were baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.

  • Matt 11:7
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    7As they were leaving, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swayed by the wind?

  • Luke 3:3-4
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    3And he went into all the region around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins,

    4as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: "The voice of one crying out in the wilderness, 'Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.'"

  • Matt 3:13
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    13Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan, to John, to be baptized by him.

  • Mark 1:7-9
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    7He proclaimed: 'After me comes one more powerful than I, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.'

    8'I have baptized you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.'

    9In those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.

  • Acts 19:3-4
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    3Paul then asked, "Into what, then, were you baptized?" They answered, "Into John's baptism."

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

  • John 1:19
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    19This is the testimony of John when the Jewish leaders sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, 'Who are you?'

  • John 1:31
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    31I myself did not know Him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that He might be revealed to Israel.

  • Matt 3:5-6
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    5Then people from Jerusalem, all Judea, and the entire region around the Jordan were going out to him,

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

  • Luke 9:7
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    7Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was happening, and he was perplexed because some were saying that John had been raised from the dead.

  • John 3:22
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    22After these things, Jesus and His disciples went to the Judean countryside, where He spent time with them and baptized.

  • John 3:28
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    28'You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but I have been sent ahead of Him.’

  • John 1:33
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    33I myself did not know Him, but the One who sent me to baptize with water told me, 'The one on whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining is the One who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.'

  • Matt 3:11
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    11I baptize you with water for repentance, but the one who is coming after me is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

  • Matt 17:13
    69%

    13Then the disciples understood that He was speaking to them about John the Baptist.

  • Mark 6:20
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    20For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and he kept him safe. When he heard John speak, he was greatly perplexed, yet he liked to listen to him.

  • Luke 1:66
    69%

    66All those who heard these things kept them in their hearts, saying, 'What then will this child become?' For indeed, the hand of the Lord was with him.