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John the Baptist

The prophet who prepared the way for Jesus, calling people to repentance and baptizing Jesus in the Jordan.

A relative of Jesus, John lived in the wilderness and preached a baptism of repentance, fulfilling Isaiah’s ‘voice of one calling in the wilderness.’ Crowds came to be baptized.

He baptized Jesus and pointed to him as ‘the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.’ John was later imprisoned and beheaded by Herod.

Key verses BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

John 1:29 “The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” Matthew 3:2 “and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.””

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