John 1:6
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“There came a man who was sent from God. His name was John.”
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“There came a man who was sent from God. His name was John.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“There came a man, sent from God, whose name was John.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“There came a man--having been sent from God--whose name <FI>is<Fi> John,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo John 1:6 — 15 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Isaiah 40:3A voice of one calling: “Prepare the way for the LORD in the wilderness; make a straight highway for our God in the desert.
- Malachi 3:1“Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple—the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He is coming,” says the LORD of Hosts.
- Malachi 4:5Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.
- Matthew 3:1In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea
- Matthew 11:10This is the one about whom it is written: ‘Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way before You.’
- Matthew 21:25What was the source of John’s baptism? Was it from heaven or from men?” They deliberated among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
- Mark 1:1This is the beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
- Luke 1:13But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John.
- Luke 1:15for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He shall never take wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb.
- Luke 1:61They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who bears this name.”
- Luke 1:76And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for Him,
- Luke 3:2during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness.
- John 1:33I myself did not know Him, but the One who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘The man on whom you see the Spirit descend and rest is He who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’
- John 3:28You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but am sent ahead of Him.’
- Acts 13:24Before the arrival of Jesus, John preached a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
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