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In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea
In those days John the
Baptist came preaching in the
wilderness of
Judea,
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John’s clothes were made of camel’s hair, and he had a leather belt round his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
Now John wore a
garment of camel’s hair and a
leather belt around his waist,
and his food was locusts and wild honey.
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Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptised by John.
Then Jesus came from Galilee to the
Jordan to John, to be
baptized by him.
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But John tried to deter him, saying, ‘I need to be baptised by you, and do you come to me?’
John would have
prevented him,
saying, “
I need to be
baptized by you,
and do
you come to me?”
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Jesus replied,
‘Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfil all righteousness.’ Then John consented.
But Jesus answered him,
“Let it be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he
consented.
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When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he withdrew to Galilee.
Now when
he heard that John had been
arrested,
he
withdrew into Galilee.
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Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, preparing their nets. Jesus called them,
And going on from
there he
saw two other brothers,
James the
son of
Zebedee and John his brother,
in the
boat with Zebedee their father,
mending their nets,
and he
called them.
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Then John’s disciples came and asked him, ‘How is it that we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples do not fast?’
Then the
disciples of
John came to
him,
saying,
“
Why do
we and the
Pharisees fast but your disciples do
not fast?”
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These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (who is called Peter) and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John;
The names of the
twelve apostles are these:
first,
Simon,
who is
called Peter,
and Andrew his brother;
James the
son of
Zebedee,
and John his brother;
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When John, who was in prison, heard about the deeds of the Messiah, he sent his disciples
Now when
John heard in prison about the
deeds of the
Christ, he
sent word by
his disciples
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Jesus replied,
‘Go back and report to John what you hear and see:And Jesus answered them,
“Go and tell John what you hear and see:
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As John’s disciples were leaving, Jesus began to speak to the crowd about John:
‘What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swayed by the wind?As they
went away,
Jesus began to
speak to the
crowds concerning John:
“What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?
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Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has not risen anyone greater than John the Baptist; yet whoever is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
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Truly, I say to you, among those born of women there has arisen no one greater than John the Baptist. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
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From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subjected to violence, and violent people have been raiding it.
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From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has suffered violence and the violent take it by force.
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For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John.
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For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John,
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For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, “He has a demon.”
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For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon.’
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and he said to his attendants, ‘This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.’
and he
said to
his servants,
“
This is John the
Baptist.
He has been
raised from the
dead;
that is
why these miraculous
powers are at
work in him.”
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Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,
For Herod had
seized John and
bound him and put him
in prison for the
sake of
Herodias,
his brother Philip’s wife
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for John had been saying to him: ‘It is not lawful for you to have her.’
because John had been
saying to
him,
“It is
not lawful for
you to
have her.”
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Herod wanted to kill John, but he was afraid of the people, because they considered John a prophet.
And though he
wanted to put
him to
death,
he
feared the
people,
because they
held him to
be a
prophet.
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Prompted by her mother, she said, ‘Give me here on a dish the head of John the Baptist.’
Prompted by her mother, she
said, “
Give me the
head of
John the
Baptist here on a
platter.”
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and had John beheaded in the prison.
He sent and had
John beheaded in the
prison,
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John’s disciples came and took his body and buried it. Then they went and told Jesus.
And his disciples came and
took the
body and buried it,
and they
went and
told Jesus.
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They replied, ‘Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.’
And they
said, “
Some say
John the
Baptist,
others say Elijah, and
others Jeremiah or one of the
prophets.”
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After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves.
And after six days Jesus took with him
Peter and James,
and John his brother,
and led them up a
high mountain by themselves.
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Then the disciples understood that he was talking to them about John the Baptist.
Then the
disciples understood that he was
speaking to
them of John the
Baptist.
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John’s baptism – where did it come from? Was it from heaven, or of human origin?’ They discussed it among themselves and said, ‘If we say, “From heaven”, he will ask, “Then why didn’t you believe him?”
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The baptism of John, from where did it come? From heaven or from man?” And they
discussed it
among themselves,
saying, “
If we
say, ‘
From heaven,’ he will
say to
us,
‘
Why then did you
not believe him?’
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But if we say, “Of human origin” – we are afraid of the people, for they all hold that John was a prophet.’
But if we
say, ‘
From man,’ we are
afraid of the
crowd,
for they
all hold that
John was a
prophet.”
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For John came to you to show you the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him.
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For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him. And even when you saw it, you did not afterward change your minds and believe him.
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And so John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
John appeared,
baptizing in the
wilderness and proclaiming a
baptism of
repentance for the
forgiveness of
sins.
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John wore clothing made of camel’s hair, with a leather belt round his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey.
Now John was clothed with
camel’s hair and wore a
leather belt around his waist and ate locusts and wild honey.
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At that time Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptised by John in the Jordan.
In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of
Galilee and was
baptized by John in the
Jordan.
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After John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God.
Now after John was
arrested,
Jesus came into Galilee,
proclaiming the
gospel of
God,
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When he had gone a little farther, he saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John in a boat, preparing their nets.
And going on a
little farther, he
saw James the
son of
Zebedee and John his brother,
who were
in their
boat mending the
nets.
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As soon as they left the synagogue, they went with James and John to the home of Simon and Andrew.
And
immediately he
left the
synagogue and
entered the
house of
Simon and Andrew,
with James and John.
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Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. Some people came and asked Jesus, ‘How is it that John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees are fasting, but yours are not?’
Now John’s disciples and the
Pharisees were fasting.
And people
came and said to
him,
“
Why do
John’s disciples and the disciples of the
Pharisees fast,
but your disciples do
not fast?”
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James son of Zebedee and his brother John (to them he gave the name Boanerges, which means ‘sons of thunder’),
James the
son of
Zebedee and John the
brother of
James (to
whom he
gave the
name Boanerges,
that is,
Sons of
Thunder);
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He did not let anyone follow him except Peter, James and John the brother of James.
And he
allowed no
one to
follow him except Peter and James and John the
brother of
James.
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King Herod heard about this, for Jesus’ name had become well known. Some were saying, ‘John the Baptist has been raised from the dead, and that is why miraculous powers are at work in him.’
King Herod heard of it,
for Jesus’
name had
become known. Some
said,
“
John the
Baptist has been
raised from the
dead. That is
why these miraculous
powers are at
work in him.”
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But when Herod heard this, he said, ‘John, whom I beheaded, has been raised from the dead!’
But when
Herod heard of it, he
said, “
John,
whom I beheaded, has been
raised.”
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For Herod himself had given orders to have John arrested, and he had him bound and put in prison. He did this because of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, whom he had married.
For it was
Herod who had
sent and
seized John and bound him in prison for the sake of
Herodias,
his brother Philip’s wife,
because he had
married her.
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For John had been saying to Herod, ‘It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.’
For John had been
saying to
Herod,
“It is
not lawful for
you to
have your brother’s wife.”
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So Herodias nursed a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But she was not able to,
And Herodias had a
grudge against
him and wanted to put
him to
death.
But she
could not,
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because Herod feared John and protected him, knowing him to be a righteous and holy man. When Herod heard John, he was greatly puzzled ; yet he liked to listen to him.
for Herod feared John,
knowing that he was a
righteous and holy man,
and he kept
him safe. When he
heard him, he was
greatly perplexed,
and yet he
heard him gladly.
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She went out and said to her mother, ‘What shall I ask for?’
‘The head of John the Baptist,’ she answered.
And she
went out and
said to
her mother, “For
what should I
ask?”
And she
said, “The
head of
John the
Baptist.”
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At once the girl hurried in to the king with the request: ‘I want you to give me right now the head of John the Baptist on a dish.’
And she came
in immediately with haste to the
king and
asked,
saying, “I
want you to
give me at
once the
head of
John the
Baptist on a
platter.”
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So he immediately sent an executioner with orders to bring John’s head. The man went, beheaded John in the prison,
And immediately the
king sent an
executioner with
orders to
bring John’s head. He
went and
beheaded him in the
prison
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On hearing of this, John’s disciples came and took his body and laid it in a tomb.
When his disciples heard of it, they
came and took his body and laid it in a
tomb.
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They replied, ‘Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.’
And they
told him, “
John the
Baptist;
and others say,
Elijah; and others,
one of the
prophets.”
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After six days Jesus took Peter, James and John with him and led them up a high mountain, where they were all alone. There he was transfigured before them.
And after six days Jesus took with him
Peter and James and John,
and led them up a
high mountain by
themselves.
And he was
transfigured before them,
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‘Teacher,’ said John, ‘we saw someone driving out demons in your name and we told him to stop, because he was not one of us.’
John said to
him, “
Teacher, we
saw someone casting out demons in
your name and we tried to
stop him,
because he was
not following us.”
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Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him. ‘Teacher,’ they said, ‘we want you to do for us whatever we ask.’
And James and John,
the
sons of
Zebedee,
came up to him and
said to
him, “
Teacher, we
want you
to do for
us whatever we
ask of
you.”
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When the ten heard about this, they became indignant with James and John.
And when the
ten heard it, they
began to be
indignant at James and John.
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John’s baptism – was it from heaven, or of human origin? Tell me!’
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Was the baptism of John from heaven or from man? Answer me.”
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But if we say, “Of human origin” …’ (They feared the people, for everyone held that John really was a prophet.)
But shall we
say, ‘
From man’?”— they were
afraid of the
people,
for they
all held that John really was a
prophet.
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As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John and Andrew asked him privately,
And as
he sat on the
Mount of
Olives opposite the
temple,
Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,
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He took Peter, James and John along with him, and he began to be deeply distressed and troubled.
And he
took with him Peter and James and John,
and began to be
greatly distressed and troubled.
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But the angel said to him: ‘Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to call him John.
But the
angel said to him, “Do
not be
afraid,
Zechariah,
for your prayer has been
heard,
and your wife Elizabeth will
bear you a
son,
and you shall
call his name John.
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but his mother spoke up and said, ‘No! He is to be called John.’
but his mother answered, “
No;
he shall be
called John.”
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He asked for a writing tablet, and to everyone’s astonishment he wrote, ‘His name is John.’
And he
asked for a
writing tablet and
wrote,
“
His name is John.”
And they
all wondered.
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