John 1:6 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

There was a man sent from God whose name was John.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

There came a man sent from God, whose name was John. [Mal. 3:1.]

American Standard Version (1901)

There came a man, sent from God, whose name was John.

Common English Bible

A man named John was sent from God.

Catholic Public Domain Version

There was a man sent by God, whose name was John.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

John 1:6 Cross References

Malachi 3:1

See, I am sending my messenger to prepare the way before me, and the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple. The messenger of the covenant in whom you delight—indeed, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts.

Matthew 11:10

This is the one about whom it is written, ‘See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you.’

Matthew 21:25

Did the baptism of John come from heaven, or was it of human origin?” And they argued with one another, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say to us, ‘Why, then, did you not believe him?’

Luke 1:13

But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you will name him John.

Luke 1:76

And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High, for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,

John 1:33

I myself did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water said to me, ‘He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain is the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’

John 3:28

You yourselves are my witnesses that I said, ‘I am not the Messiah, but I have been sent ahead of him.’

Acts 13:24

before his coming John had already proclaimed a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.