And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up and fell on him and killed him. And he was buried in his own house in the wilderness.
Matthew 3:1 - Modern King James Version In those days John the Baptist came 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. |
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up and fell on him and killed him. And he was buried in his own house in the wilderness.
Truly I say to you, Among those who have been born of women there has not risen a greater one than John the Baptist. But the least in the kingdom of Heaven is greater than he.
And as they departed, Jesus began to say to the crowds concerning John, What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?
And they said, Some say, John the Baptist; some, Elijah; and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.
For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him. But the tax-collectors and the harlots believed him. And when you had seen it, you did not repent afterwards so that you might believe him.
and saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God draws near. 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, will 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 had departed, He began to speak to the people concerning John. What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?
beginning from the baptism of John to that same day that He was taken up from us, to become a witness with us of His resurrection.
And now, behold, Jehovah has kept me alive these forty-five years as He said, even since Jehovah spoke this word to Moses, while Israel wandered in the wilderness. And now, lo, I am eighty-five years old today.
And the sons of the Kenite, Moses' father-in-law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the sons of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which is in the south of Arad. And they went and lived among the people.