Bible Verses about “john the baptist”

“I indeed baptize you in water for repentance, but he who comes after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit.”

“Jesus, when he was baptized, went up directly from the water: and behold, the heavens were opened to him. He saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming on him.”

“Many came to him. They said, "John indeed did no sign, but everything that John said about this man is true."”

“Behold, a voice out of the heavens said, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased."”

“You will have joy and gladness; and many will rejoice at his birth.”

“But the angel said to him, "Don't be afraid, Zacharias, because your request has been heard, and your wife, Elizabeth, will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.”

“For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and he will drink no wine nor strong drink. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.”

“He will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, 'to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,' and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to prepare a people prepared for the Lord."”

“Most certainly I tell you, among those who are born of women there has not arisen anyone greater than John the Baptizer; yet he who is least in the Kingdom of Heaven is greater than he.”

“He will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord, their God.”

“His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor. He will gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire."”

“The voice of one who calls out, "Prepare the way of Yahweh in the wilderness! Make a level highway in the desert for our God.”

“Therefore bring forth fruit worthy of repentance!”

“"Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me; and the Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, behold, he comes!" says Yahweh of Armies.”

“Now John himself wore clothing made of camel's hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.”

“"Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!"”

“In those days, John the Baptizer came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying,”

“"Even now the axe lies at the root of the trees. Therefore, every tree that doesn't bring forth good fruit is cut down, and cast into the fire.”

“Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him.”

“But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for his baptism, he said to them, "You offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?”

“For this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness, make ready the way of the Lord. Make his paths straight."”

“They were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.”

“Then people from Jerusalem, all of Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him.”

“Don't think to yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our father,' for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.”

“But John would have hindered him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and you come to me?"”

“But Jesus, answering, said to him, "Allow it now, for this is the fitting way for us to fulfill all righteousness." Then he allowed him.”