Matthew 3:1

New American Standard Bible 2020

Now in those days John the Baptist *came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying,

Cross References

1 Kings 2:34

Then Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up and struck him and put him to death, and he was buried at his own house in the wilderness.

Matthew 11:11

Truly I say to you, among those born of women there has not arisen anyone greater than John the Baptist! Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

Matthew 11:7

As these disciples of John were going away, Jesus began speaking to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

Matthew 16:14

And they said, “Some say John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah, or one of the other prophets.”

Matthew 21:32

For John came to you in the way of righteousness and you did not believe him; but the tax collectors and prostitutes did believe him; and you, seeing this, did not even have second thoughts afterward so as to believe him.

Matthew 3:8

Therefore produce fruit consistent with repentance;

Mark 1:15

and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent and believe in the gospel.”

Mark 1:2

just as it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “Behold, I am sending My messenger before You, Who will prepare Your way;

Luke 1:76

“And you, child, also will be called the prophet of the Most High; For you will go on before the Lord to prepare His ways;

Luke 7:24

When the messengers of John had left, He began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

Acts 1:22

beginning with the baptism of John until the day that He was taken up from us—one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection.”

Joshua 14:10

And now behold, the Lord has let me live, just as He spoke, these forty-five years, from the time that the Lord spoke this word to Moses, when Israel walked in the wilderness; and now behold, I am eighty-five years old today.

Judges 1:16

Now the descendants of the Kenite, Moses’ father-in-law, went up from the city of palms with the sons of Judah, to the wilderness of Judah which is in the south of Arad; and they went and lived with the people.