John 3:28
John · New Testament · Chapter 3
“Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.”John 3:28
What Does John 3:28 Mean?
John 3:28 is found in the book of John, chapter 3, verse 28 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to John 3:28 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
John 1:6“There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.”John 1:23“He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.”John 1:8“He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.”Luke 1:17“And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”John 1:20“And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.”Luke 3:4“As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.”Matthew 3:11“I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:”Luke 1:16“And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.”Malachi 3:1“Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the LORD, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.”John 1:25“And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet?”Matthew 3:3“For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.”Mark 1:2“As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.”Mark 1:3“The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.”Mark 1:7“And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.”Luke 1:76“And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;”Luke 3:15“And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not;”Acts 19:4“Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.”Malachi 4:4“Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments.”Acts 18:5“And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus was Christ.”John 1:27“He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe’s latchet I am not worthy to unloose.”
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