Luke 3:2-9
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during n the high priesthood of Annas and o Caiaphas, p the word of God came to q John the son of Zechariah in r the wilderness.
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And he went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming s a baptism of repentance t for the forgiveness of sins.
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As it is written in u the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet,
v "The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
w 'Prepare the way of the Lord,
make his paths straight.
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x Every valley shall be filled,
y and every mountain and hill shall be made low,
z and the crooked shall become straight,
and the rough places shall become level ways,
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a and all flesh shall see b the salvation of God.'"
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He said therefore to the crowds that came out to be baptized by him, c "You brood of d vipers! Who warned you to flee from e the wrath to come?
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Bear fruits f in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, g 'We have Abraham as our father.' For I tell you, God is able from h these stones to raise up children for Abraham.
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Even now the axe is laid to the root of the trees. i Every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire."
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John 18:13
First they led him to Annas, for he was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was high priest that year.
John 18:24
Annas then sent him bound to Caiaphas the high priest.
Acts 4:6
With Annas the high priest and Caiaphas and John and Alexander, and all who were of the high-priestly family.
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Matthew 26:3
Then the chief priests and the elders of the people gathered in the palace of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas.
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Luke 3:2 - 17
During the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John the son of Zechariah in the wilderness.
Matthew 3:1 - 12
In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea.
Mark 1:2 - 8
As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, "Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way.
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John 1:6 - 7
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
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Luke 1:80
And the child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day of his public appearance to Israel.
Joshua 15:61
In the wilderness, Beth-arabah, Middin, Secacah.
Judges 1:16
And the descendants of the Kenite, Moses' father-in-law, went up with the people of Judah from the city of palms into the wilderness of Judah, which lies in the Negeb near Arad, and they went and settled with the people.
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Luke 3:2 - 17
During the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John the son of Zechariah in the wilderness.
Matthew 3:1 - 12
In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea.
Mark 1:2 - 8
As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, "Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way.
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Acts 2:38
And Peter said to them, "Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
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Matthew 26:28
For this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
Luke 1:77
To give knowledge of salvation to his people in the forgiveness of their sins.
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Luke 4:17
And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written.
Acts 8:28
And was returning, seated in his chariot, and he was reading the prophet Isaiah.
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John 1:23
He said, "I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, 'Make straight the way of the Lord,' as the prophet Isaiah said.
Isaiah 40:3 - 5
A voice cries: "In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord ; make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
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Luke 1:76
And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways.
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Isaiah 40:3 - 5
A voice cries: "In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord ; make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
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Isaiah 57:14
And it shall be said, "Build up, build up, prepare the way, remove every obstruction from my people's way.
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Isaiah 49:11
And I will make all my mountains a road, and my highways shall be raised up.
Zechariah 4:7
Who are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain. And he shall bring forward the top stone amid shouts of 'Grace, grace to it!'
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Isaiah 42:16
And I will lead the blind in a way that they do not know, in paths that they have not known I will guide them. I will turn the darkness before them into light, the rough places into level ground. These are the things I do, and I do not forsake them.
Isaiah 45:2
I will go before you and level the exalted places, I will break in pieces the doors of bronze and cut through the bars of iron.
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Isaiah 52:10
The Lord has bared his holy arm before the eyes of all the nations, and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.
Psalms 98:2 - 3
The Lord has made known his salvation; he has revealed his righteousness in the sight of the nations.
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Luke 2:30
For my eyes have seen your salvation
Acts 28:28
Therefore let it be known to you that this salv...
Luke 1:69
And has raised up a horn of salvation for us in...
Luke 1:71
That we should be saved from our enemies and fr...
Luke 1:77
To give knowledge of salvation to his people in...
Titus 2:11
For the grace of God has appeared, bringing sal...
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Matthew 12:34
You brood of vipers! How can you speak good, when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
Matthew 23:33
You serpents, you brood of vipers, how are you to escape being sentenced to hell?
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Psalms 140:3
They make their tongue sharp as a serpent's, and under their lips is the venom of asps. Selah
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Romans 5:9
Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God.
Ephesians 5:6
Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.
Colossians 3:6
On account of these the wrath of God is coming.
1 Thessalonians 1:10
And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come.
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Acts 26:20
But declared first to those in Damascus, then in Jerusalem and throughout all the region of Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds in keeping with their repentance.
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John 8:39
They answered him, "Abraham is our father." Jesus said to them, "If you were Abraham's children, you would be doing the works Abraham did.
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Luke 4:3
The devil said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.
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Luke 13:7
And he said to the vinedresser, 'Look, for three years now I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and I find none. Cut it down. Why should it use up the ground?
Luke 13:9
Then if it should bear fruit next year, well and good; but if not, you can cut it down.'
Matthew 7:19
Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
John 15:2
Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit.
John 15:6
If anyone does not abide in me he is thrown away like a branch and withers; and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned.
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