John 1:19

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The Jewish leaders in Jerusalem sent some priests and Levites {\cf2\super [8]} to John. {\cf2\super [9]} The Jews sent them to ask, “Who are you?”

Cross References

John 1:7

John came to tell people about the Light (Christ). Through John all people could \{hear about the Light and\} believe.

John 10:24

The Jewish leaders gathered around Jesus. They said, “How long will you make us wonder about you? If you are the Christ, {\cf2\super [168]} then tell us clearly.”

John 10:31

Again the Jews there picked up rocks to kill Jesus.

John 11:19

Many Jews had come to Martha and Mary. They came to comfort them about their brother \{Lazarus\}.

John 2:18

Some Jews said to Jesus, “Show us a miracle {\cf2\super [41]} for a sign. Prove that you have the right to do these things.”

John 2:20

The Jews answered, “People worked 46 years to build this temple! Do you really believe you can build it again in three days?”

John 5:10

So some Jews said to the man that had been healed, “Today is the Sabbath. It is against our law for you to carry your bed on the Sabbath day.”

John 5:15

Then the man left and went back to those Jews. The man told them that Jesus was the one that made him well.

John 5:16

Jesus was doing these things (healing) on the Sabbath day. {\cf2\super [79]} So the Jews began to do bad things to Jesus.

John 5:18

This made these Jews try harder to kill him. \{The Jews said\}, “First this man (Jesus) was breaking the law about the Sabbath day. {\cf2\super [80]} Then he said that God is his Father! He is making himself equal with God!”

John 6:41

Some Jews began to complain about Jesus. They complained because Jesus said, “I am the bread that comes down from heaven.”

John 6:52

Then the Jews began to argue among themselves. They said, “How can this man give us his body to eat?”

John 7:1

After this, Jesus traveled around the country of Galilee. Jesus did not want to travel in Judea, because the Jewish leaders there wanted to kill him.

John 7:11

At the festival the Jewish leaders were looking for Jesus. The Jews said, “Where is that man?”

John 7:15

The Jews were amazed. They said, “This man has never studied in school. How did he learn so much?”

John 8:22

So the Jewish leaders asked themselves, “Will Jesus kill himself? Is that why he said, ‘You cannot come where I am going’?”

John 8:48

The Jews answered, “We say you are a Samaritan. {\cf2\super [140]} We say a demon {\cf2\super [141]} is making you crazy! Are we not right when we say these things?”

John 8:52

The Jews said to Jesus, “Now we know that you have a demon {\cf2\super [143]} in you! Even Abraham {\cf2\super [144]} and the prophets {\cf2\super [145]} died. But you say, ‘The person that obeys my teaching will never die.’

John 8:57

The Jews said to Jesus, “What? You have never seen Abraham {\cf2\super [148]} ! You are not even 50 years old!”

Acts 13:25

When John was finishing his work, he said, ‘Who do you think I am? I am not the Christ. {\cf2\super [266]} He is coming later. I am not worthy to untie his shoes.’

Acts 19:4

Paul said, “John told people to be baptized {\cf2\super [379]} to show they wanted to change their lives. John told people to believe in the One who would come after him. That person is Jesus.”

Deuteronomy 24:8

“When you have a very bad skin disease, [148] be very careful to follow all the things the Levite priests teach you. You must follow carefully the things I told the priests to do.

1 John 1:5

We heard the true teaching from God. Now we tell it to you: God is light {\cf2\super [2]} (goodness). In God there is no darkness (sin).