Luke 3:15
And while the people were waiting, and all men were questioning in their hearts about John, if he was the Christ or not,
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Luke 3:15
And while the people were waiting, and all men were questioning in their hearts about John, if he was the Christ or not,
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Luke 3:16
John made answer, saying to them all, Truly, I give you baptism with water, but one is coming who is greater than I, whose shoes I am not good enough to undo: he will give you baptism with the Holy Spirit, and with fire:
Matthew 3:12
In 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.
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Matthew 3:11
Truly, 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:
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John 1:19
And this is the witness of John when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to him with the question, Who are you?
John 1:20
He said quite openly and straightforwardly, I am not the Christ.
John 1:24
Those who had been sent came from the Pharisees.
John 1:25
And they put this question to him, saying, Why then are you giving baptism if you are not the Christ, or Elijah, or the prophet?
John 1:26
John's answer was: I give baptism with water; but there is one among you of whom you have no knowledge;
John 1:27
It is he who is coming after me; I am not good enough to undo his shoes.
John 1:28
These things took place at Bethany on the other side of the Jordan, where John was giving baptism.
John 3:28
You yourselves give witness that I said, I am not the Christ. What I said was, I am sent before the Christ.
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Luke 2:38
And coming up at that time, she gave praise to God, talking of him to all those who were waiting for the freeing of Jerusalem.
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