So Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up, and struck him down, and slew him: and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness.
Matthew 3:1 - King James 2000 In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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, Catholic Public Domain Version Now in those days, John the Baptist arrived, preaching in the desert of Judea, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version AND in those days cometh John the Baptist preaching in the desert of Judea. |
So Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up, and struck him down, and slew him: and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness.
Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there has not risen a greater than John the Baptist: yet he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went you out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?
And they said, Some say that you are John the Baptist: some, Elijah; and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.
For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and you believed him not: but the tax collectors and the harlots believed him: and you, when you had seen it, repented not afterward, that you might believe him.
And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent, and believe the gospel.
As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who shall prepare your way before you.
And you, child, shall be called the prophet of the Highest: for you shall go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;
And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak unto the people concerning John, What went you out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?
Beginning from the baptism of John, unto that same day that he was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection.
And now, behold, the LORD has kept me alive, as he said, these forty and five years, even since the LORD spoke this word unto Moses, while the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness: and now, lo, I am this day fourscore and five years old.
And the children of the Kenite, Moses' father-in-law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which lies to the south of Arad; and they went and dwelt among the people.