Matthew 3:11
Matthew · New Testament · Chapter 3
“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:”Matthew 3:11
What Does Matthew 3:11 Mean?
Matthew 3:11 is found in the book of Matthew, chapter 3, verse 11 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Holy Spirit.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Matthew 3:11 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
John 3:5“Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.”Isaiah 4:4“When the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof by the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning.”Luke 3:16“John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:”Acts 1:5“For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.”Acts 2:3“And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.”Zechariah 13:9“And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The LORD is my God.”John 1:15“John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.”John 1:33“And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.”John 14:26“But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.”Malachi 3:2“But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ soap:”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.”Acts 2:2“And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.”Matthew 8:8“The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.”Titus 3:5“Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;”John 1:27“He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe’s latchet I am not worthy to unloose.”Acts 11:15“And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning.”Acts 13:25“And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Whom think ye that I am? I am not he. But, behold, there cometh one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose.”John 1:20“And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.”John 1:26“John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;”John 3:25“Then there arose a question between some of John’s disciples and the Jews about purifying.”
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