Matthew 11:18
18For John came aneither eating bnor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon.’Matthew 21:25
25The baptism of John, cfrom where did it come? dFrom heaven or from man?” And they discussed it among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say to us, e‘Why then did you not believe him?’Luke 7:29-30
29( fWhen all the people heard this, and gthe tax collectors too, they declared God just, ▼▼Greek they justified God
ihaving been baptized with jthe baptism of John, 30 kbut the Pharisees and lthe lawyers mrejected nthe purpose of God for themselves, not having been baptized by him.) John 5:33-36
33 oYou sent to John, and he has borne witness to the truth. 34Not that pthe testimony that I receive is from man, but I say these things so that you may be saved. 35He was a burning and qshining lamp, and ryou were willing to rejoice for a while in his light. 36But sthe testimony that I have is greater than that of John. For tthe works that the Father has given me uto accomplish, the very works that I am doing, vbear witness about me that wthe Father has sent me.Acts 13:25-29
25And as John was finishing his course, xhe said, ‘What do you suppose that I am? I am not he. No, but behold, after me one is coming, the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to untie.’26“Brothers, sons of the family of Abraham, and those among you ywho fear God, to us has been sent zthe message of aathis salvation. 27For those who live in Jerusalem and their rulers, because abthey did not recognize him nor understand acthe utterances of the prophets, which are read every Sabbath, adfulfilled them by condemning him. 28And aethough they found in him no guilt worthy of death, afthey asked Pilate to have him executed. 29And when agthey had carried out all that was written of him, ahthey took him down from aithe tree and laid him in a tomb.
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