And so Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, went up and, attacking him, put him to death. And he was buried in his own house in the desert.
Matthew 3:1 - Catholic Public Domain Version Now in those days, John the Baptist arrived, preaching in the desert of Judea, Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judæa, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition IN THOSE days there appeared John the Baptist, preaching in the Wilderness (Desert) of Judea American Standard Version (1901) And in those days cometh John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judæa, saying, Common English Bible In those days John the Baptist appeared in the desert of Judea announcing, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version AND in those days cometh John the Baptist preaching in the desert of Judea. English Standard Version 2016 In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, |
And so Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, went up and, attacking him, put him to death. And he was buried in his own house in the desert.
Amen I say to you, among those born of women, there has arisen no one greater than John the Baptist. Yet the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
Then, after they departed, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: "What did you go out to the desert to see? A reed shaken by the wind?
And they said, "Some say John the Baptist, and others say Elijah, still others say Jeremiah or one of the prophets."
For John came to you in the way of justice, and you did not believe him. But the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him. Yet even after seeing this, you did not repent, so as to believe him.
and saying: "For the time has been fulfilled and the kingdom of God has drawn near. Repent and believe in the Gospel."
As it has been written by the prophet Isaiah: "Behold, I send my Angel before your face, who shall prepare your way before you.
And you, child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High. For you will go before the face of the Lord: to prepare his ways,
And when the messengers of John had withdrawn, he began to speak about John to the crowds. "What did you go out to the desert to see? A reed shaken by the wind?
beginning from the baptism of John, until the day when he was taken up from us, one of these be made a witness with us of his Resurrection."
Therefore, the Lord has granted life to me, just as he promised, even to the present day. It has been forty-five years since the Lord spoke this word to Moses, when Israel was wandering through the wilderness. Today, I am eighty-five years old,
Now the sons of the Kenite, the relative of Moses, ascended from the City of Palms, with the sons of Judah, into the wilderness of his lot, which is toward the south of Arad. And they lived with him.