John 1:31

New King James Version

I did not know Him; but that He should be revealed to Israel, therefore I came baptizing with water.”

Cross References

Malachi 3:1

“Behold, I send My messenger, And he will prepare the way before Me. And the Lord, whom you seek, Will suddenly come to His temple, Even the Messenger of the covenant, In whom you delight. Behold, He is coming,” Says the Lord of hosts.

Matthew 3:13

Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him.

Matthew 3:6

and were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.

Luke 1:17

He will also go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, ‘to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,’ and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”

John 1:30

This is He of whom I said, ‘After me comes a Man who is preferred before me, for He was before me.’

John 1:32

And John bore witness, saying, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and He remained upon Him.

John 1:33

I did not know Him, but He who sent me to baptize with water said to me, ‘Upon whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining on Him, this is He who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’

John 1:7

This man came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all through him might believe.

Acts 19:4

Then Paul said, “John indeed baptized with a baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe on Him who would come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.”