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Mark 1:14 Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,
There are several verses in each of the four gospels that tell about John the Baptist. This verse tells us what Jesus did in response to hearing that John the Baptist was put into prison. The main note about John the Baptist, with the address of all other verses, is under Luke 1:5. Also see the note under Lord Jesusfor John 4:1. This sentence is also part of the story that is in Matthew 4:17-22and Mark 1:14-20and Luke 5:1-11which talk about Jesus starting His ministry with preaching repentance and calling Peter and Andrew and James and John to be His disciples. See the note under Matthew 4:17for details of this verse. Please see the note for Luke 5:8for the explanation of Peter's conversion.
Home Mark 2:15 And it came to pass, that, as Jesus sat at meat in his house, many publicans and sinners sat also together with Jesus and his disciples: for there were many, and they followed him.
Right after Jesus healed the man sick with palsy (Matthew 9:1-8; Mark 2:1-12; Luke 5:17-26), He called Matthew Levi to be His disciple and one of the 12 that would end up as Apostles. This story is in Matthew 9:9-13and Mark 2:13-17and Luke 5:27-32. This story is followed by the disciples of John the Baptist questioning Jesus about fasting in all 3accounts (Matthew 9:14-17; Mark 2:18-22; and Luke 5:33-39).
In this story, when Matthew was called to be a disciple, the first thing he did was throw a party so that all of his friends could meet Jesus (Matthew 9:10; Mark 2:15; and Luke 5:29). We often see this type of reaction by newly saved people. They are so excited that they try to tell all of their friends about getting saved. The reaction of the Pharisees is also typical of many religious (but lost or acting lost) people. They criticized having dirty, unacceptable sinners associating with 'good religious' people (Matthew 9:11; Mark 2:16; and Luke 5:30). All three accounts include the answer from Jesus (Matthew 9:12; Mark 2:17; and Luke 5:31), which is why this story is included in all three gospels (see those verses and notes).
In this verse, the physical man named Jesus
sat down to eat with sinners.
Mark 6:14 And king Herod heard of him; (for his name was spread abroad:) and he said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.
There are several verses in each of the four gospels that tell about John the Baptist. This verse is part of the story about the time that Herod thought that Jesus was John and remembers beheading John (Matthew 14:1-13; Mark 6:14-32; Luke 9:7-9). In this section, we are told about king Herod and how he used his Earthly power. Herod is contrasted to a Spirit led man, with no earthly power, named Jesus
. All of this is explained in more detail in the note for Matthew 14:1. In this verse we see a lower-case King
for the role of Herod to show his power and position in this Earth.
Mark 9:2 And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them.
There are several verses in each of the four gospels that tell about John the Baptist. As part of the verses about John the Baptist, Matthew 16:28- 17:13and Mark 9:1-13and Luke 9:27-36tell us about Jesus taking James, John and Peter to the 'mount of Transfiguration. See the note under Matthew 17:1for how this incident is tied to John the Baptist and for more details on this section of the gospels. This verse says the same thing as Matthew 17:1-2and Luke 9:28-29. In Luke it says that they went up to pray. This shows us the power that is possible in response to prayer. In this verse we are told that the man named Jesus
physically led the men named Peter, James and John. Please see the note for Matthew 1:20for a cross-reference of all miracles that I have found in the gospels.
Mark 9:4 And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus .
There are several verses in each of the four gospels that tell about John the Baptist. As part of the verses about John the Baptist, Matthew 16:28- 17:13and Mark 9:1-13and Luke 9:27-36tell us about Jesus taking James, John and Peter to the 'mount of Transfiguration. See the note under Matthew 17:1for how this incident is tied to John the Baptist and for more details on this section of the gospels. It is critical to understand this verse correctly. It uses Jesus
for the physical man. Matthew 22:23-32tells us that the Sadducees tempted Jesus and challenged the Truth because they refused to believe in life after death. Jesus told them in Matthew 22:31-32But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.
With there being heresy linked to denying resurrection and bodily life after physical death, it is critical that people understand that the real living Moses and Elias appeared and talked to the physical man named Jesus
. Please see the note for Matthew 1:20for a cross-reference of all miracles that I have found in the gospels.
Mark 9:5 And Peter answered and said to Jesus , Master , it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.
There are several verses in each of the four gospels that tell about John the Baptist. As part of the verses about John the Baptist, Matthew 16:28- 17:13and Mark 9:1-13and Luke 9:27-36tell us about Jesus taking James, John and Peter to the 'mount of Transfiguration. See the note under Matthew 17:1for how this incident is tied to John the Baptist and for more details on this section of the gospels.
This verse is the same as Matthew 17:4and Luke 9:33. In Matthew, we are told that Peter addressed Jesus as Lord
and meant God. As we are told in the gospels, the rest of what Peter said was foolishness. It should be no problem for a reasonable person to believe that peter addressed Jesus as Lord
and as 'master, even though they are not the same, since we are told that peter was (effectively) babbling. One thing that is clear in all accounts is that Peter talked to the physical man next to him that was named Jesus
. Please see the note for Matthew 1:20for a cross-reference of all miracles that I have found in the gospels.
Mark 9:7And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son : hear him.
Matthew 16:28- 17:13and Mark 9:1-13and Luke 9:27-36tell us about Jesus taking James, John and Peter to the 'mount of Transfiguration. Please see the note for Matthew 17:4for details on the 'mount of Transfiguration. See the note under Matthew 17:1for how this incident is tied to John the Baptist and for more details on this section of the gospels. See the note under Matthew 3:3for how this incident is different than the statement made by the Father in Matthew 3:17. In addition, there are several other things that occur just before and just after the 'Mount of Transfiguration' that are related to it. A search for 'Mount of Transfiguration' within this document will lead to all of them. In this verse, the Father is doctrinally declaring that the physical man known as Jesus
is the Son of God
and has higher authority than all of the Old Testament that was represented by Moses and Elijah, who were present when the Father made this declaration.
Mark 9:8 And suddenly, when they had looked round about, they saw no man any more, save Jesus only with themselves.
There are several verses in each of the four gospels that tell about John the Baptist. As part of the verses about John the Baptist, Matthew 16:28- 17:13and Mark 9:1-13and Luke 9:27-36 tell us about Jesus taking James, John and Peter to the 'mount of Transfiguration. See the note under Matthew 17:1for how this incident is tied to John the Baptist and for more details on this section of the gospels. This verse tells us that where Peter, James and John did see other physical men named Moses and Elias, they now only saw the physical man named Jesus
. See the note for Mark 9:4 about the doctrinal error associated with denying that these verses use Jesus
for a physical man. This verse is the same as Matthew 17:8and Luke 9:36. Please see the note for Matthew 1:20for a cross-reference of all miracles that I have found in the gospels.
Mark 9:9 And as they came down from the mountain, he charged them that they should tell no man what things they had seen, till the Son of man were risen from the dead.
Matthew 12:40; 16:21; 17:9, 23; 26:32; 28:6-7; Mark 9:9; 14;28; 16:6, 9, 14; Luke 9:22; 24:6-7, 34; John 2:19, 22; 6:62; 12:23; 13:31; 21:14; Acts 2:24, 30, 32-36; 3:15, 26; 4:10; 5:30-31; 10:40; 13:30, 33, 34, 37; 17:3, 31; Romans 4:24, 25; 6:4, 9; 7:4; 8:11, 34; 9:10; 1Corinthians 6:14; 15:14, 15, 16, 17, 20; 2Corinthians 4:14; Galatians 1:1; Ephesians 1:20; 2:6; Colossians 2:12; 3:1; 1 Thessalonians 1:10; 2Timothy 2:8; Titus 2:10-14; Hebrews 11:19; 1Peter 1:21; speak of His resurrection. Related to these prophecies are prophecies of Jesus Christ being betrayed (see note for Mark 14:21) and the suffering of Jesus Christ (see note for Mark 8:31) and prophecies of His coming again as the ruling Lord (see note for Mark 8:38).
There are several verses in each of the four gospels that tell about John the Baptist. As part of the verses about John the Baptist, Matthew 16:28- 17:13and Mark 9:1-13and Luke 9:27-36tell us about Jesus taking James, John and Peter to the 'mount of Transfiguration. See the note under Matthew 17:1for how this incident is tied to John the Baptist and for more details on this section of the gospels. This verse tells us the same thing as Matthew 17:9. Please see note under that verse for details on this verse. Please see the note for Matthew 1:20for a cross-reference of all miracles that I have found in the gospels. This verse uses Son of man
to emphasize that Jesus would physically be raised from the dead.
Mark 9:12 And he answered and told them, Elias verily cometh first, and restoreth all things; and how it is written of the Son of man , that he must suffer many things, and be set at nought.
See the note for Mark 8:31under Son of man
for verses that prophesize of the suffering of Christ
. While the Jews loved prophecies of Christ
ruling, and Jews being over everyone else, they rejected prophecies about the suffering of Christ
. Thus, the disciples knew some prophecies quite well but rejected this message with strong emotion. In this verse, Son of man
is used to emphasize the humanity of the Son of God that would be despised, rejected and tormented.
There are several verses in each of the four gospels that tell about John the Baptist. As part of the verses about John the Baptist, Matthew 16:28- 17:13and Mark 9:1-13and Luke 9:27-36tell us about Jesus taking James, John and Peter to the 'mount of Transfiguration. See the note under Matthew 17:1for how this incident is tied to John the Baptist and for more details on this section of the gospels. This verse tells us the same thing as Matthew 17:12. Please see note under that verse for details on this verse. Please see the note for Matthew 1:20for a cross-reference of all miracles that I have found in the gospels.
Home Mark 12:6Having yet therefore one son , his wellbeloved, he sent him also last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son .
Matthew 21:33-44and Mark 12:1-12and Luke 20:8-19tell about one of the parables that Jesus gave after the the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders
challenged His authority in Matthew 21:23-27and Mark 11:27-33and Luke 20:1-7. See the section under John the Baptist for the conditions that led to this parable. Please see the note for Luke 20:8under Jesusfor details and explanation of this parable. In this parable, the lower-case Son
is the son of a man but represents the Son of God
.
Mark 12:9What shall therefore the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others.
Matthew 21:33-44and Mark 12:1-12and Luke 20:8-19tell about one of the parables that Jesus gave after the the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders
challenged His authority in Matthew 21:23-27and Mark 11:27-33and Luke 20:1-7. See the section under John the Baptist for the conditions that led to this parable. Please see the note for Luke 20:8under Jesusfor details and explanation of this parable. This verse uses a lower-case lord
for a human man in the parable who is an example of the Lord
role of God and is used in this verse for power and judgment.
Mark 12:11This was the Lord 's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?
Matthew 21:33-44and Mark 12:1-12and Luke 20:8-19tell about one of the parables that Jesus gave after the the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders
challenged His authority in Matthew 21:23-27and Mark 11:27-33and Luke 20:1-7. See the section under John the Baptist for the conditions that led to this parable. Please see the note for Luke 20:8under Jesusfor details and explanation of this parable. This verse uses Lord
for God the Father.
Mark 12:29And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, of Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord :
This verse is part of a subsection that goes from 12:28through 12:34. The larger section goes from Mark 12:12through 12:37and has parallel passages in Matthew 22:15-46and Luke 20:20-40. Mark 12:29and 12:30are a single sentence and say the same thing as Jesus said in Matthew 22:37and Luke 10:27. This commandment is also found in Deuteronomy 6:5and 11:1. In these verses, Jesus tells us that the First Commandment is not one of the 'Ten Commandments' (Exodus 20:1-16). In Luke 10:27, it is quoted by a lawyer, which lets us know that the Jewish religious leaders were also familiar with it. That lawyer had no problem with Jesus saying that there was another commandment greater than the 'Ten Commandments'.
In the context of this sentence, different leaders had tried to trip up Jesus and had been shown to be fools. Mark tells us that this scribe was the last one to try this tactic ( 12:34). In 12:34we read And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly
That is, the answer from this scribe was less than honest. He gave the truthful answer, but was trying to be sarcastic since he didn't really believe it. That's why Jesus told him Thou art not far from the kingdom of God
. The scribe had the truth in his head but not in his heart. He was missing the 'kingdom of God' by 18 inches. All of this started by the scribe asking Jesus Which is the first commandment of all?
The first commandment, sequentially and in importance, is this commandment which is the true Biblical definition of repentance. The first thing that Jesus taught is repentance, and Jesus would start with the most important. In Luke 13:3, 5Jesus said I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish
. Our sinful nature is to love ourselves in our heart, soul, mind and with all of our strength. When we truly put God's wishes and commandments before our own in each and every one of these areas, we have truly repented in the Biblical definition of the word. However, religious people want to pervert the definition of critical words, and thereby justify heresy. For example, religion says that repentance is to 'tell God you're sorry for your sin. So, people cry out how sorry they are, and beg God to forgive their sin, and continue doing those sins, and wonder why the Spirit tells them, in their own spirit, that they are not forgiven. In this whole section we see a message from God that is 'choose obedience to your personal Lord over religious justification of sin'. Much more is said about repentance and this commandment in the note for Luke 1:17because repent
was the main message of John the Baptist and the first thing that Jesus preached. Please see the note for Luke 1:17. In this verse we see the Lordship of God proclaimed and the question of whether this means God the Father or God the Son is not part of the message. The message applies to both, God the Father and God the Son.
Luke 1:5 There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.
This verse uses a lower-case King
for Herod because he is only an earthly king. Upper-case King
is used in the bible to denote the role of Christ
or the role of Lord
. King of the Jews is part of the role of Christ
. King of kings is part of the role of Lord
. See all other verses in this study that contain King
and also see the attached notes.
This verse is more important than containing King
because it starts the story about the preparation that God made for John the Baptist. The coming of John the Baptist was foretold in Malachi 3:1 . There are several verses in each of the four gospels that tell about John the Baptist. This is the main note on John the Baptist, along with the address of all other verses.
Luke 1:6 And they were both righteous before God , walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
There are several verses in each of the four gospels that tell about John the Baptist. This verse is part of the preparation of the parents of John the Baptist (Luke 1:5-25).
This is a reference to the Old Testament Mosaic law. Ordinances
are laws. As seen in the many comments by Jesus
on the righteousness of the Pharisees, God expects us to keep the spirit of the Law in addition to the ordinances
of the Law. This verse does not say that they were sinless. This verse uses Lord
in reference to God the Father. While there are some Old Testament quotes that use Lord
for Jesus
(see Matthew 3:3), I believe that all of them are in the prophets. To the best of my knowledge, all of thee quotes from Old Testament Law in the New Testament use Lord
for God the Father. In addition, to using Lord
for God the Father, this verse associates Law with the role of Lord
by using the phrase ordinances of the Lord
.
Luke 1:9 According to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord .
There are several verses in each of the four gospels that tell about John the Baptist. This verse is part of the preparation of the parents of John the Baptist (Luke 1:5-25).
Verses 1:8and 1:9are a single verse. They tell us that the father of John the Baptist was obeying the Mosaic Law for priests as said in Exodus 30:7-8. The altar for incense is defined in Exodus 30:1. Almost every sentence from Luke 1:5through the end of the chapter start with And
, For
, But
or Then
. This shows us that all of these are connected into a single story about the birth of John the Baptist. These first few verses tell us about John's parents who were rewarded for years of faithful service to the Lord
, in spite of what their entire society thought was a judgment by God. 1:7tells us that Elisabeth was barren
. Other places in the Bible teach us that this was considered to be a shame among Jews and a 'sure sign' of God's judgment. In spite of these problems, Zacharias and Elisabeth served the Lord
faithfully. Zacharias didn't mess up to the point that he was removed from service. This verse uses Lord
for God the Father but it also shows us that we are expected to serve our Lord
regardless of how He appears to treat us and our service. Sometimes, God is letting us build up to receive a great reward instead of giving us a bunch of little rewards along the way.
Luke 1:11 And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
There are several verses in each of the four gospels that tell about John the Baptist. This verse is part of the preparation of the parents of John the Baptist (Luke 1:5-25).
Lord
is used in this verse for God the Father. The angels are messengers from God and the messenger is sent to tell Zacharias of the role (position) that the Lord
has appointed them to.
Luke 1:15 For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord , and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost , even from his mother's womb.
There are several verses in each of the four gospels that tell about John the Baptist. This verse is part of the preparation of the parents of John the Baptist (Luke 1:5-25).
Lord
is used in this verse for God the Father. This is part of the message from the angel of the Lord
. The angel is telling Zacharias of the role (position) that the Lord
has appointed John the Baptist to have.
Luke 1:16 And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God .
There are several verses in each of the four gospels that tell about John the Baptist. This verse is part of the preparation of the parents of John the Baptist (Luke 1:5-25).
This verse starts with And
, which connects it to the prior verse. Please see the note above. Here, Lord
is used for God the Father. This verse also uses Lord
for judgment. The phrase he turn to the Lord their God
means to obey and love the Lord
. The Lord
will judge, and save, those that truly turn to Him and will send the rest to Hell, as we see at the end of the Gospel. See verses and notes on the trial of Jesus
by the Jewish leaders (Matthew 26:1-5, 26:57- 27:2; Mark 14:53- 15:1; Luke 22:54- 23:1; John 18:12-28).
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 .
There are several verses in each of the four gospels that tell about John the Baptist. This verse is part of the preparation of the parents of John the Baptist (Luke 1:5-25).
This verse starts with And
, which connects it to the prior verse. The he
of this verse is John the Baptist. The him
in this verse is Jesus
. This is the first time in the book of Luke where Lord
is applied to Jesus
. Verse 1:15told us that John the Baptist would be great in the sight of the Lord
because he was the last Old Testament prophet and he prepared the way for Jesus
. Notice that the next verse tells us that And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts
. Elias turned people from formal religion to personal obedience of the Lord
. John the Baptist did the same. 2Corinthians 3:7-16explain that when the Jews turn to the Lord
their vail (religious blindness) will be taken away. As explained in the note for 2Corinthians 3:16, this means that they have to put obedience to the Lord
above obedience to their religious traditions. The theme of main message of John the Baptist was to 'repent' which means to Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself
(Deuteronomy 6:5; 11:1; Matthew 22:37; Mark 12:29-30; Luke 10:27). When we truly love the Lord
above everything else, including our religious traditions, the Lord
can change our religion. That was John the Baptist's job. He was sent to prepare the heart of the people to receive a change in religion. Instead of going to God the Father through the Levitical priesthood and Temple sacrifices, God was changing them to come through the priesthood of Jesus
(Hebrews). Also see Matthew 16:28- 17:13and Mark 9:1-13and Luke 9:27-36and associated notes about the Mount of Transfiguration where Elias met Jesus
and Jesus
told the disciples that John the Baptist was the fulfillment of the prophecy about another prophet coming in the spirit of Elias. At the Mount of Transfiguration, God the Father said This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him
(Matthew 17:5). [This is the second time that Mathew records this message. The first was Matthew 3:17.] With Moses and Elias there to represent the Law and Prophets, and in context of the rest of that section of Matthew, we see God the Father changing the religious authority from the Old Testament to Jesus Christ
. This is the religious change that John was to prepare people for and was the change that all Jews (who die lost) refuse to accept.
In addition, to the above, this verse tells us that John was to to make ready a people prepared for the Lord
, which means make them ready to accept that Jesus
was Lord
. Luke 19:14tells us that the Jewish religious leaders refused to accept Jesus
as Lord
. They did not believe that they were rejecting God the Father, but in fact were because they refused to accept that God the Father had made the man named Jesus
Lord
over them. Simply put; the ministry of John the Baptist was that he was sent by God the Father to prepare the heart of the people so that they could accept the man Jesus
as Lord
(God). In this verse, Lord
is used for Jesus
.
Luke 1:25 Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.
There are several verses in each of the four gospels that tell about John the Baptist. This verse is part of the preparation of the parents of John the Baptist (Luke 1:5-25).
Back in Luke 1:6it said And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless
. Jews assumed that a barren woman was under judgment from God for some deep sin. Luke 1:6tells us, Elizabeth did not have any deep sin. Therefore, she felt that her pregnancy was proof that she had been judged by the Lord
and found to be innocent of any deep sin. This verse also uses Lord
for God the Father since this time is, technically, still part of the Old Testament.
Luke 1:43 And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
There are several verses in each of the four gospels that tell about John the Baptist. This verse is part of the Visit by Mary and birth of John the Baptist (Luke 1:39-80).
This is the second time in the book of Luke where Lord
is applied to Jesus
. The first was a prophecy of John the Baptist's ministry in Luke 1:17. Here, the mother of John the Baptist is the first Jew to have her heart turned to accept Jesus
as Lord
. Jesus
, of course, is still in Mary's womb. Elizabeth could only know that Jesus
was Lord
by revelation of God. While still in Mary's womb, Jesus
was not acting in the power and glory of His role as Lord
. Here, Elizabeth is prophesying and calling Jesus
by His title in recognition of the future time that He will have the full position, including all of His power and glory.
Luke 1:45 And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord .
There are several verses in each of the four gospels that tell about John the Baptist. This verse is part of the Visit by Mary and birth of John the Baptist (Luke 1:39-80).
Lord
is used in this verse for God the Father since this is technically still in the Old Testament time period. Lord
is also used in this verse for the ultimate authority in the Universe because only the ultimate authority in the Universe can make prophecy come true 100% of the time in spite of opposition by Satan and all of the devils and evil men. The she
of this verse can be applied to Mary and Elizabeth equally. God often applies promises to more than one person. Both Mary and Elizabeth had received personal promises which they had to personally believe and act upon. God honored their personal belief by keeping His promise to each personally. That is the example of salvation. We must each personally believe and act upon the promise of God in order for God to honor that personal faith with a personal salvation.
Luke 1:46 And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord ,
There are several verses in each of the four gospels that tell about John the Baptist. This verse is part of the visit by Mary to John's mother and birth of John the Baptist (Luke 1:39-80).
Luke 1:47and 47are a single sentence that quotes from Psalms 34:1-8, which continues from the part that Mary quoted to a prophecy about Jesus
. This sentence is the response of Mary to the prior verse and is the true response of everyone who receives personal salvation. In this verse, Lord
is used for God the Father since this is a quote of Psalms. Lord
is also used in this verse for the ultimate authority in the Universe because only the ultimate authority in the Universe can provide eternal salvation. This sentence also disproves the doctrine that Mary is the 'mother of God' and did not need saving. She states herself that she recognizes God as my Saviour
and people do not have a Saviour
unless they need one. The Bible teaches that Mary was the mother of the human part of Jesus
while the Holy Ghost provided His God attributes and nature.
Luke 1:47And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour .
There are several verses in each of the four gospels that tell about John the Baptist. This verse is part of the Visit by Mary and birth of John the Baptist (Luke 1:39-80).
This is one of several verses which tell us that God the Father is our Saviour
. In the Bible, Saviour
is a role that God the Father, the Son of God and the Holy Ghost all have much like a father and a mother both have the role of 'parent'. Please see all of the verses under Saviourfor a better understanding of this fact.
Luke 1:58 And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her.
There are several verses in each of the four gospels that tell about John the Baptist. This verse is part of the Visit by Mary and birth of John the Baptist (Luke 1:39-80).
This verse is related to Luke 1:25. As in that verse, Lord
is used for God the Father since this is technically still in the Old Testament time period. Lord
is also used in this verse the one who will judge us and had found Elizabeth innocent of any deep sin. Please see the note on Luke 1:25.
Luke 1:66 And all they that heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, What manner of child shall this be! And the hand of the Lord was with him.
There are several verses in each of the four gospels that tell about John the Baptist. This verse is part of the Visit by Mary and birth of John the Baptist (Luke 1:39-80). Genesis 39:2tells us that the hand of the Lord was with
Joseph when he saved Egypt and surrounding countries. Acts 11:21says And the hand of the Lord was with them [people who started the church of Antioch]: and a great number believed, and turned unto the Lord
. In both of these cases, God brought about world history making events that are still recognized today. If you search the Bible for the hand of the Lord
, you will find similar events when the hand of the Lord
was for someone and (almost) complete destruction when the hand of the Lord
was against someone.
This verse is telling us about John the Baptist, who was the last Old Testament prophet. See verses and notes for Luke 16:15-31. Lord
refers to God the Father in this verse.
Luke 1:68 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,
There are several verses in each of the four gospels that tell about John the Baptist. This verse is part of the Visit by Mary and birth of John the Baptist (Luke 1:39-80). Lord
refers to God the Father in this verse.
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;
There are several verses in each of the four gospels that tell about John the Baptist. This verse is part of the Visit by Mary and birth of John the Baptist (Luke 1:39-80).
This is the third time in Luke that Lord
is used in reference to Jesus
. For those that follow numbers, three is the number of God and three times, in the beginning of Luke's gospel, we are told that Jesus
is Lord
. Each of these times are prophecies from God the Father acting as Lord
. This verse is part of the prophecy by John the Baptist's father Zacharias that goes from Luke 1:67through 1:79. This verse is part of a single sentence that goes from 1:76through 1:79. This prophecy and sentence have many deep parts to them including references to Old Testament prophecies and to the fact that both John the Baptist and Jesus
would preach repentance for the remission of sins. Proper interpretation and expansion is too much for this study. Here, we see a restatement of Isaiah 40:3. John the Baptist prepared the way for the ministry of Jesus
. This verse uses Lord
for The Son of God.
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.
There are several verses in each of the four gospels that tell about John the Baptist. In addition, this verse is part of John's basic message which is ooutlined in the note under Matthew 3:3. This particular verse is a quote of Isaiah 40:3and says the same thing as Matthew 3:3and Mark 1:2-3and John 1:19-20. Also see Malachi 3:1. Lord
is used for The Son of God in this quote. This verse tells us the theme of the message that John the Baptist preached. His message was foretold in Luke 1:17, 1:43and 1:76. Please see the note on those verses, especially the one on 1:17, for more details. As mentioned in the notes for those verses, Lord
is used for Jesus
. This is the fourth time in Luke that Lord
is used for Jesus
. For those that follow numbers, four is the number of creation and this Earth. John's message was get prepared because the Lord
is coming to the Earth in human flesh.
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;
There are several verses in each of the four gospels that tell about John the Baptist. In addition, the message that John the Baptist is not the Christ
is also found in John 1:7-10, 20-21and John 3:22-36.
Verses 3:15through 3:17are a single sentence which starts with And
. That means that it is added to what came before. 3:1through 3:20tell us about John the Baptist and this sentence, in the middle of that section, tells us that John the Baptist was not the Christ
. The people understood from the teaching of the Old Testament that the Christ
would fulfill many prophecies including setting up God's kingdom on Earth and that the Christ
would be the son of God
(see verses in this study on Son of God). Because of their religious training and because John preached true repentance and was harshly critical of religious excuses for sin, people started questioning if John the Baptist was the Christ
. In this verse, John tells them 'No' and tells us a couple of doctrinal items about the Christ
. This sentence has two colons in it, which breaks it into three equivalent parts. In the first part ( 3:15& first part of 3:16), John told the people he could not compare to what the true Christ
would be like. In the second part (second part of 3:16), we are told he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire
. This is a prophecy of the church age. All 'true Christian' are first saved (have the Holy Ghost) and have an 'on fire' personal relationship with Christ
(Romans 8:9). The distinction between being 'just saved' and a 'true Christian' is covered elsewhere in this study. The third part of this sentence ( 3:17) tells us, with symbolic types, that Christ
will take the fruit producers to Heaven and the religious types that don't produce ant fruit will be sent to burn with fire unquenchable
. Basically, John preached that if you don't have spiritual fruit in your life, Christ
will send you to Hell no matter what religious thing ('prayer of salvation', etc) that you did.
Luke 3:21Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the Heaven was opened,
There are several verses in each of the four gospels that tell about John the Baptist. In Matthew 3:13-17and Mark 1:9-11and Luke 3:21-22and John 1:32we are told that John the Baptist baptized Jesus
and saw the Holy Ghost come on Him. This section is a fulfillment of Psalms 2:7and Isaiah 11:1-5and Peter refers to it in 2 Peter 1:17. Please see the note for Matthew 3:13under Jesusand other verses noted there for details on baptism
as covered in this study. This verse and the next are a single sentence which directly links the Holy Ghost descending upon Jesus
to His baptism. That is explained in the notes mentioned above. Here, Jesus
is used to identify the physical man that was baptized.
Luke 3:22 And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from Heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son ; in thee I am well pleased.
There are several verses in each of the four gospels that tell about John the Baptist. In Matthew 3:13-17and Mark 1:9-11and Luke 3:21-22and John 1:32we are told that John the Baptist baptized Jesus
and saw the Holy Ghost come on Him. There are several notes on these verses which tell different details. Please see all of them. Please see the note for Matthew 3:17for the use of Son
in this verse.
Luke 7:13 And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not.
Jesus
raised a widow's dead son in Luke 7:11-17. Please see the note for Matthew 1:20for a cross-reference of all miracles that I have found in the gospels. This follows the healing of the centurion's servant because of his faith. It also, according to Luke, caused the fame of Jesus
to spread and caused the people to say That a great prophet is risen up among us; and, That God hath visited his people
(Luke 7:16). This expression is speculation that Jesus
was in fact the promised Christ
because the people knew that Christ
would be the great prophet like Moses
and that he would be 'God in human flesh' [ Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us
(Matthew 1:23)]. The people, of course, were being careful because they didn't want to offend the religious leaders. However, the saying caused John the Baptist to send to Jesus
and ask if he was in fact the Christ
(Luke 7:17-23). Please see the note under Luke 1:5for all the references to John the Baptist. This verse uses Lord
because Lord
is the role of God that exercises power over life and death.
Luke 7:19 And John calling unto him two of his disciples sent them to Jesus , saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?
Malachi 3:1-3tells of John's coming and makes it clear, as does John's answer, that John is not the Christ
. There are several verses in each of the four gospels that tell about John the Baptist. Matthew 11:1-28and Luke 7:17-35tell us about the time that John sent from prison and asked Jesus
if He was the Christ
. The main note for this subsection is under Matthew 11:1. Please see is for a fuller understanding of the context of this verse.
This verse tells us that John sent his disciples to the physical man called Jesus
. John the Baptist understood, and accepted, that the Christ
promised in the Old Testament would be the Son of God in flesh. Therefore, John was looking for a physical man who fulfilled the prophecies of the Old Testament. Since John was in prison and facing death, it is reasonable for him to ask for assurance.
Luke 7:22 Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached.
There are several verses in each of the four gospels that tell about John the Baptist. Matthew 11:1-28and Luke 7:17-35tell us about the time that John sent from prison and asked Jesus
if He was the Christ
. The main note for this subsection is under Matthew 11:1. Please see it for a fuller understanding of the context of this verse and links to other related verses. This verse tells us the answer the physical man named Jesus
sent an answer to John the Baptist in response to his question seen in 7:19. Please see note above for the question.
Luke 7:31 And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?
There are several verses in each of the four gospels that tell about John the Baptist. Matthew 11:1-28and Luke 7:17-35tell us about the time that John sent from prison and asked Jesus
if He was the Christ
. The main note for this subsection is under Matthew 11:1. Please see is for a fuller understanding of the context of this verse.
This verse starts a section that goes through Luke 7:35and tells us about the judgment that the Lord
will render. It is also covered in Matthew 11:16-24. This verse starts with And
, which means that it is added to the prior verse where we read about the contrast between the reaction of the religious (Pharisees and Scribes) to the preaching of John the Baptist and the reaction of the common 'sinners' and 'publicans'. This section clearly shows us that the Lord
uses a different standard to judge men's lives than men use.
Luke 9:33 And it came to pass, as they departed from him, Peter said unto Jesus , Master , it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias: not knowing what he said.
There are several verses in each of the four gospels that tell about John the Baptist. As part of the verses about John the Baptist, Matthew 16:28- 17:13and Mark 9:1-13and Luke 9:27-36tell us about Jesus
taking James, John and Peter to the 'mount of Transfiguration. Please see the note under Matthew 17:1for how this incident is tied to John the Baptist and for more details on this section of the gospels. This verse is the same as Matthew 17:4and Mark 9:5. Please see note under Mark 9:5for details on this verse. Please see the note for Matthew 1:20for a cross-reference of all miracles that I have found in the gospels.
Luke 7:34 The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners!
This accusation was made against Jesus
in Luke 15:2. This verse is part of a short teaching by Jesus
that goes from Luke 7:31through 7:35. There he taught that no matter what anyone did, some lost self-righteous religious person could find something to criticize. John the Baptist was on one extreme of eating and Jesus
on the other and the religious people criticized both extremes and everything in between.
There are several verses in each of the four gospels that tell about John the Baptist. Matthew 11:1-28and Luke 7:17-35tell us about the time that John sent from prison and asked Jesus
if He was the Christ
. The main note for this subsection is under Matthew 11:1. Please see is for a fuller understanding of the context of this verse.
Luke 7:34-35tell us about the judgment that the Lord
will render. It is also covered in Matthew 11:16-24. This particular verse is matched to Matthew 11:19. It uses son of man
to emphasize the physical nature of Jesus
that the religious crowd judged. The religious people refused to see spiritually and, therefore, did not see Jesus
as 'God in human flesh'. This refusal to see spiritually and insistence upon only seeing the flesh led to their great error and condemnation that the Lord
(Luke 7:31) said that He will render.
Luke 9:35And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son : hear him.
Matthew 16:28- 17:13and Mark 9:1-13and Luke 9:27-36tell us about Jesus
taking James, John and Peter to the 'mount of Transfiguration. Please see the note for Matthew 17:4for details on the 'mount of Transfiguration. Please see the note under Matthew 17:1for how this incident is tied to John the Baptist and for more details on this section of the gospels. Please see the note under Matthew 3:3for how this incident is different than the statement made by the Father in Matthew 3:17. In addition, there are several other things that occur just before and just after the 'Mount of Transfiguration' that are related to it. A search for 'Mount of Transfiguration' within this document will lead to all of them. In this verse, the Father is doctrinally declaring that the physical man known as Jesus
is the Son of God
and has higher authority than all of the Old Testament that was represented by Moses and Elijah, who were present when the Father made this declaration. While this is the second time that God declares Jesus
to be His Son
, it is the first time that God says hear him
.
Luke 9:36 And when the voice was past, Jesus was found alone. And they kept it close, and told no man in those days any of those things which they had seen.
There are several verses in each of the four gospels that tell about John the Baptist. As part of the verses about John the Baptist, Matthew 16:28- 17:13and Mark 9:1-13and Luke 9:27-36tell us about Jesus
taking James, John and Peter to the 'mount of Transfiguration. Please see the note under Matthew 17:1for how this incident is tied to John the Baptist and for more details on this section of the gospels. This verse is the same as Matthew 17:4and Mark 9:5. Please see note under Mark 9:5for details on this verse is the same as Matthew 17:8and Mark 9:8. Please see notes for those verses. Also, please see the note for Mark 9:4 about the doctrinal error associated with denying that these verses use Jesus
for a physical man. This verse says that And they kept it close, and told no man in those days any of those things which they had seen.
This is in obedience to the command that Jesus
gave them in Mark 9:9. Please see the note for Matthew 1:20for a cross-reference of all miracles that I have found in the gospels. This verse uses Jesus
to identify the physical man who was found alone
.
Luke 10:27 And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.
Mark 12:29and 12:30are a single sentence and say the same thing as Jesus
said in Matthew 22:37and Luke 10:27. This commandment is also found in Deuteronomy 6:5and 11:1. In these verses, Jesus
tells us that the First Commandment is not one of the 'Ten Commandments' (Exodus 20:1-16). In Luke 10:27, it is quoted by a lawyer, which lets us know that the Jewish religious leaders were also familiar with it. That lawyer had no problem with Jesus
saying that there was another commandment greater than the 'Ten Commandments'. Please see the note under Mark 12:29for the details on loving the Lord thy God
as said in this verse. That note refers back to Luke 1:17because this verse is really the true definition of repentance, which is what John the Baptist preached to accomplish the prophecy of Luke 1:17. Luke 10:28-37contain the parable of the Good Samaritan which was given because this religious man tried to justify not obeying the spirit of this command.
Luke 10:29 But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus , And who is my neighbour?
Luke 10:30-37contain the parable of the Good Samaritan which was given because a religious man tried to justify not obeying the spirit of the commandment which he quoted in Luke 10:27. That commandment is summed up in the basic message of John the Baptist, which is repent
. We also read about this command in Mark 12:29-30and Matthew 22:37. Please see the note for Luke 10:27, which gives links to fully understand the context and detainls of this command. Since this religious man, like all religious men, was not willing to truly repent in spirit, but expected God to accept his religious excuses, he asked the question of this verse. In response, Jesus
gave the parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:30-37). This proverb really is just an expansion of Proverbs 14:20-21. This parable also shows the difference between true repentance of those that admit that they are sinners and the self-justification of the religious. In Matthew 9:13, Jesus
made it clear that the religious would be rejected and that only self-admitted sinners were called to repentance. In Luke 13:3and 13:5we are told except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish
. As said many times and many ways in the Bible, the religious self-justifiers will be turned into Hell. That is the main message of this parable. This religious man, like all religious men, thought he could fool Jesus
because he saw Jesus
as 'only a man' and not as
'God in human flesh'.
Luke 11:1 And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord , teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.
There are several verses in each of the four gospels that tell about John the Baptist. This verse tells us that the disciples of Jesus
wanted Him to teach them to pray the same way as John the Baptist taught his disciples to pray. Since some of the apostles of Jesus
were first disciples of John the Baptist (John 1:35-41). This is leading into the prayer known as the 'Lord's prayer' found in Matthew 6:9-14and Luke 11:1-4. That section can not be properly interpreted without considering all of the teaching of Matthew 5:1- 7:29and Mark 11:24-26and Luke 11:1-36. Much has been said and written about these verses and there is no way that they can be fully commented upon within this study. What is important is that the disciples addressed Jesus
as Lord
. There is a vast difference between asking a friend for a favor and asking the head of a country for all of the resources of that country. If they were asking just a friend, they would have addressed Him as Jesus
. By addressing Him as Lord
, they were recognizing Him as God and the ultimate authority in the Universe with all of the power and authority of God and Heaven available. They were asking, 'how do I get help from the greatest power in the Universe?' Lord
is used in this verse as a personal recognition that Jesus
is God.
Luke 20:8 And Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.
Matthew 21:33-44and Mark 12:1-12and Luke 20:8-19tell about one of the parables that Jesus
gave after the the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders
challenged His authority in Matthew 21:23-27and Mark 11:27-33and Luke 20:1-7. See the section under John the Baptist for the conditions that led to this parable.In this parable, Jesus
used lower-case Lord
as a human leader that executes judgment. This Lord
of the parable is an example of the Lord
role of God and is used in this verse for power and judgment. This parable also refers servants in a vineyard that represent the Jews and told how the Jews killed the servants sent to them (prophets) and would kill the Son and asked them what the man (God) will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons.
. The Jews did take Jesus
to kill Him in Matthew 26:50and Mark 14:46and Luke 22:54. Jesus
said that God (in response) would take the Kingdom of Heaven
from the Jews and give it to Gentiles in Matthew 8:11and Luke 21:24. While the new husbandmen are in the Church, many of these men make the same errors as the Jews made. Romans 9:14-33expands upon this parable and ends quoting Psalms 118:22-23and references Isaiah 8:14and 28:16, just like Jesus
did in the gospels. Again, many that claim to be in the church make the error of looking down on the Jews. Romans 11makes it clear that if God cur off the Jews for pride, he will surly do the same to others. And, if God can graft in us, God can graft the Jew back into the plant that he cut them out of. This verse uses Jesus
for the physical man that stood and gave these lost religious people a warning of God's wrath to come.
Luke 20:13 Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be they will reverence him when they see him.
Matthew 21:33-44and Mark 12:1-12and Luke 20:8-19tell about one of the parables that Jesus
gave after the the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders
challenged His authority in Matthew 21:23-27and Mark 11:27-33and Luke 20:1-7. See the section under John the Baptist for the conditions that led to this parable.In this parable, Jesus
used lower-case Lord
as a human leader that executes judgment. This Lord
of the parable is an example of the Lord
role of God and is used in this verse for power and judgment. This parable also refers servants in a vineyard that represent the Jews and told how the Jews killed the servants sent to them (prophets) and would kill the Son and asked them what the man (God) will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons.
. The Jews did take Jesus
to kill Him in Matthew 26:50and Mark 14:46and Luke 22:54. Jesus
said that God (in response) would take the Kingdom of Heaven
from the Jews and give it to Gentiles in Matthew 8:11and Luke 21:24. While the new husbandmen are in the Church, many of these men make the same errors as the Jews made. Romans 9:14-33expands upon this parable and ends quoting Psalms 118:22-23and references Isaiah 8:14and 28:16, just like Jesus
did in the gospels. Again, many that claim to be in the church make the error of looking down on the Jews. Romans 11makes it clear that if God cut off the Jews for pride, he will surly do the same to others. And, if God can graft in us, God can graft the Jew back into the plant that he cut them out of. This verse uses Lord
for the man who represented God in the parable.
Luke 20:15 So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them?
Matthew 21:33-44and Mark 12:1-12and Luke 20:8-19tell about one of the parables that Jesus
gave after the the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders
challenged His authority in Matthew 21:23-27and Mark 11:27-33and Luke 20:1-7. See the section under John the Baptist for the conditions that led to this parable.In this parable, Jesus
used lower-case Lord
as a human leader that executes judgment. This Lord
of the parable is an example of the Lord
role of God and is used in this verse for power and judgment. This parable also refers servants in a vineyard that represent the Jews and told how the Jews killed the servants sent to them (prophets) and would kill the Son and asked them what the man (God) will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons.
. The Jews did take Jesus
to kill Him in Matthew 26:50and Mark 14:46and Luke 22:54. Jesus
said that God (in response) would take the Kingdom of Heaven
from the Jews and give it to Gentiles in Matthew 8:11and Luke 21:24. While the new husbandmen are in the Church, many of these men make the same errors as the Jews made. Romans 9:14-33expands upon this parable and ends quoting Psalms 118:22-23and references Isaiah 8:14and 28:16, just like Jesus
did in the gospels. Again, many that claim to be in the church make the error of looking down on the Jews. Romans 11makes it clear that if God cut off the Jews for pride, he will surly do the same to others. And, if God can graft in us, God can graft the Jew back into the plant that he cut them out of. This verse uses Lord
for the man who represented God in the parable.
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