1And in those days John the Baptist came preaching in the waste land of Judaea,stylusIsaiah 40:3, Isaiah 40:6, Isaiah 40:3, Isaiah 40:6, John 1:62Saying, Let your hearts be turned from sin; for the kingdom of heaven is near.stylusMatthew 4:17, Matthew 4:17, Mark 1:15, Mark 1:15, Daniel 2:443For this is he of whom Isaiah the prophet said, The voice of one crying in the waste land, Make ready the way of the Lord, make his roads straight.stylusIsaiah 40:3, Isaiah 40:3, Malachi 3:1, Malachi 3:1, John 1:234Now John was clothed in camel's hair, with a leather band about him; and his food was locusts and honey.stylus2 Kings 1:8, 2 Kings 1:8, Leviticus 11:22, Leviticus 11:22, Zechariah 13:45Then Jerusalem and all Judaea went out to him, and all the people from near Jordan;stylusMark 1:5, Mark 1:5, Matthew 11:7, Matthew 11:12, Luke 3:76And they were given baptism by him in the river Jordan, saying openly that they had done wrong.stylusActs 19:18, Acts 19:18, Matthew 3:13, Matthew 3:16, Matthew 3:137But when he saw a number of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, Offspring of snakes, at whose word are you going in flight from the wrath to come?stylusMatthew 12:34, Matthew 12:34, Romans 1:18, Matthew 23:33, 1 Thessalonians 1:108Let your change of heart be seen in your works:stylusLuke 3:8, Luke 3:8, Acts 26:20, Acts 26:20, 2 Peter 1:49And say not to yourselves, We have Abraham for our father; because I say to you that God is able from these stones to make children for Abraham.stylusLuke 3:8, Luke 3:8, Galatians 3:27, Galatians 3:29, Galatians 3:2710And even now the axe is put to the root of the trees; every tree then which does not give good fruit is cut down, and put into the fire.stylusJohn 15:6, John 15:6, Luke 3:9, Luke 3:9, Matthew 7:1911Truly, I give baptism with water to those of you whose hearts are changed; but he who comes after me is greater than I, whose shoes I am not good enough to take up: he will give you baptism with the Holy Spirit and with fire:stylusIsaiah 4:4, Luke 3:16, Isaiah 4:4, Luke 3:16, Acts 1:512In whose hand is the instrument with which he will make clean his grain; he will put the good grain in his store, but the waste will be burned up in the fire which will never be put out.stylusMalachi 4:1, Malachi 4:1, Matthew 13:30, Matthew 13:30, Luke 3:1713Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be given baptism by him.stylusJohn 1:32, John 1:34, John 1:32, John 1:34, Mark 1:914But John would have kept him back, saying, It is I who have need of baptism from you, and do you come to me?stylusJohn 3:3, John 3:7, John 3:3, John 3:7, Acts 1:515But Jesus made answer, saying to him, Let it be so now: because so it is right for us to make righteousness complete. Then he gave him baptism.stylusJohn 4:34, John 4:34, John 15:10, John 13:15, Isaiah 42:2116And Jesus, having been given baptism, straight away went up from the water; and, the heavens opening, he saw the Spirit of God coming down on him as a dove;stylusIsaiah 11:2, Isaiah 11:2, Mark 1:10, Luke 3:21, Luke 3:2217And a voice came out of heaven, saying, This is my dearly loved Son, with whom I am well pleased.stylusIsaiah 42:1, Isaiah 42:1, Matthew 17:5, Matthew 17:5, Psalms 2:7