Matthew 21:25 Cross References - Murdock

²⁵ The baptism of John, from whence was it? From heaven, or from men? And they reasoned among themselves, and said: If we should say, From heaven; he will say to us, Why did ye not believe in him?

¹ And in those days came John the Baptizer. And he proclaimed in the desert of Judaea, ² and said: Repent; the kingdom of heaven hath approached. ³ For this is he of whom it was said, by Isaiah the prophet: The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make smooth his paths. ⁴ And as to this John, his raiment was of camel's hair, and a girdle of skin was upon his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey. ⁵ Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the country about the Jordan. ⁶ And they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, while they confessed their sins. ⁷ But when he saw many of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees, who came to be baptized, he said to them: Generation of vipers, who hath taught you to flee from the wrath that cometh? ⁸ Bring forth the fruits therefore, that accord with repentance. ⁹ And do not think, and say within yourselves, that Abraham is our father: for I say to you, that God is able of these tones to raise up children to Abraham. ¹⁰ And lo, the ax is put to the root of trees. Every tree, therefore, which beareth not good fruit, is felled, and falleth into the fire. ¹¹ I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance; but he that cometh after me is more powerful than I; whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. ¹² His winnowing shovel is in his hand; and he will make clean his threshing-floor. The wheat he will gather into his storehouse; and the chaff he will burn with fire not extinguished.

⁷ And when they were gone, Jesus began to say to the multitudes, concerning John: What went ye into the wilderness to see? A reed that waved in the wind? ⁸ And if not; what went ye out to see? A man clothed in delicate robes? Lo, they that are clothed in delicate robes, are in the dwelling of kings. ⁹ And if not; what went ye out to see? A prophet? Yes, say I to you, and more than a prophet. ¹⁰ For this is he of whom it is written: Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, that he may prepare the way before thee. ¹¹ Verily I say to you, Among those born of women, there hath not arisen a greater than John the Baptizer: yet the small one in the kingdom of heaven, is greater than he. ¹² And from the days of John the Baptizer, until now, the kingdom of heaven is assailed by force, and the violent seize it. ¹³ For all the prophets and the law prophesied, until the time of John. ¹⁴ And, if ye are willing, receive ye, that this is he who was to come. ¹⁵ He that hath ears to hear, let him hear!

¹² And I say to you. That, behold, Elijah hath come, and they did not know him; and they have done to him whatever they pleased: and, in like manner, also the Son of man is to suffer from them. ¹³ Then the disciples understood, that he spake to them of John the Baptizer.

¹ THE beginning of the gospel of Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God. ² As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way. ³ The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of the Lord; make smooth his paths. ⁴ John baptized in the wilderness, and proclaimed the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins. ⁵ And there went out to him all the region of Judaea, and all the people of Jerusalem; and he baptized them in the river Jordan, while they confessed their sins. ⁶ And this John was clad in raiment of camels' hair; and was girded with a cincture of skin about his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey. ⁷ And he proclaimed, and said: Behold, after me cometh one more powerful than I, of whom I am not worthy to stoop and untie the fastenings of his shoes. ⁸ I have baptized you with water; but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit. ⁹ And it occurred, in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee, and was baptized in Jordan by John. ¹⁰ And immediately on his coming from the water, he saw the heavens cleft, and the Spirit descending like a dove upon him. ¹¹ And there was a voice from the heavens: Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I delight.

²⁷ And they came again to Jerusalem. And as he was walking in the temple, the chief priests and Scribes and Elders came to him, ²⁸ and said to him: By what authority doest thou these things? And who gave thee the authority to do these things? ²⁹ And Jesus said to them: I also will ask you one thing, that ye may tell me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things. ³⁰ The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or from men? Tell me. ³¹ And they reasoned with themselves, and said: If we should say to him, From heaven; he will say to us, Why then did ye not believe him? ³² But if we should say, From men; there is fear from the people; for they have all held John to be truly a prophet. ³³ And they answered, and said to Jesus: We do not know. He said to them: Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.

¹¹ And the angel of the Lord appeared to Zachariah, standing on the right side of the altar of incense. ¹² And when Zachariah saw him, he was agitated, and fear fell upon him. ¹³ And the angel said to him: Fear not, Zachariah; for thy prayer is heard, and thy wife Elisabeth will bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John. ¹⁴ And thou wilt have joy and gladness: and many will rejoice at his birth. ¹⁵ For he will be great before the Lord; and he will not drink wine nor strong drink, and will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother's womb. ¹⁶ And many of the children of Israel will he convert to the Lord their God. ¹⁷ And he will go before him, in the spirit and power of Elijah the prophet, and will turn the heart of the fathers unto the children, and them that are disobedient to the knowledge of the righteous, and will prepare a perfect people for the Lord.

⁶⁷ And Zachariah his father was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, and said: ⁶⁸ Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who hath visited his people, and wrought redemption for them: ⁶⁹ And hath raised up a horn of redemption for us, in the house of David his servant: ⁷⁰ as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, who were of old, ⁷¹ that he would redeem us from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us. ⁷² And he hath exercised his mercy to our fathers, and hath remembered his holy covenants, ⁷³ and the oath that he sware to Abraham our father, that he would grant to us, ⁷⁴ to be redeemed from the hand of our enemies; and that we should worship before him, without fear, ⁷⁵ all our days, in rectitude and uprightness. ⁷⁶ And thou, child, wilt be called a prophet of the Most High; for thou wilt go before the face of the Lord, to prepare his way, ⁷⁷ that he may give the knowledge of life to his people, and forgiveness of their sins, ⁷⁸ through the compassion of the mercy of our God; whereby the day-spring from on high will visit us, ⁷⁹ to give light to them that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death; and to guide our feet into the way of peace. ⁸⁰ And the child grew, and was strengthened in spirit. And he was in the wilderness, until the day of his manifestation to Israel.

² in the high priesthood of Annas and of Caiaphas; the word of God was upon John the son of Zachariah, in the wilderness. ³ And he came into all the region about the Jordan, proclaiming the baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. ⁴ As it is written in the book of the discourses of Isaiah the prophet, who said: The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord; and make straight paths in the plain for our God. ⁵ All valleys shall be filled up, and all mountains and hills be lowered; and the hillock shall be levelled down, and the rough place become smooth. ⁶ And all flesh shall see the life which is of God. ⁷ And he said to the multitudes, who came to him to be baptized: Ye progeny of vipers, who hath instructed you to flee from the future wrath? ⁸ Bring forth, therefore, fruits comporting, with repentance. And begin not to say in yourselves: We have Abraham for our father; for I say to you, that God can, from these stones, raise up sons to Abraham. ⁹ And lo, the ax is put to the root of trees. Every tree therefore that beareth not good fruits, is hewed down, and falleth into the fire. ¹⁰ And the multitudes asked him, and said: What, then, shall we do? ¹¹ He answered and said to them: Whoever hath two tunics, let him give one to him that hath none; and whoever hath food, let him do the same. ¹² And publicans also came to be baptized. And they said to him: Teacher, what shall we do? ¹³ And he said to them: Exact no more than ye are required to exact. ¹⁴ And those serving in war inquired of him, and said: And what shall we do? He said to them: Be insolent to no one, and oppress no one, and let your pay satisfy you. ¹⁵ And while the people were thinking of John, and all pondered in their heart, whether he were the Messiah; ¹⁶ John answered and said to them: Behold, I baptize you with water; but after me cometh one mightier than I, the strings of whose shoes I am not worthy to untie; he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. ¹⁷ He holdeth his winnowing shovel in his hand, and he will make clean his threshing floor; and the wheat he gathereth into his garners, and the chaff he will burn with fire not extinguished. ¹⁸ And many other things also, he taught and proclaimed to the people. ¹⁹ But Herod the Tetrarch, because he was reproved by John, on account of Herodias the wife of his brother Philip, and on account of all the evil things he had done, ²⁰ added this also to them all, that he shut up John in prison.

²⁸ I say to you, that no prophet, among those born of women, was greater than John the Baptizer: and yet the little one in the kingdom of God, is greater than he. ²⁹ And all the people that heard him, justified God, as they had been baptized with John's baptism. ³⁰ But the Pharisees and Scribes rejected the good pleasure of God, against themselves; as they were not baptized by him. ³¹ To what, therefore, shall I compare this generation? and to what are they like? ³² They are like children, that sit in the market-place, and call to their fellows and say: We have piped to you, and ye did not dance; we have howled to you, and ye did not weep. ³³ For John the Baptizer came, not eating bread, and not drinking wine; and ye say: He hath a demon. ³⁴ The Son of man came, eating and drinking; and ye say: Behold, a gluttonous man, and a wine drinker, and one fond of publicans and sinners. ³⁵ But wisdom is justified by all her children.

⁵ And they reasoned with themselves, and said: If we say, From heaven; he will say to us, And why did ye not believe him?

⁶ There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

¹⁵ John testified of him, and cried, and said: This is he, of whom I said, That he cometh after me, and is before me; for he was prior to me.

²⁵ And they asked him, and said to him: Why then baptizest thou, if thou art not the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor a prophet? ²⁶ John answered, and said to them; I baptize with water; but among you standeth one, whom ye do not know. ²⁷ He it is that cometh after me, and was before me, whose shoe-strings I am not worthy to untie. ²⁸ These things occurred in Bethany, where John was baptizing. ²⁹ The day after, John saw Jesus coming towards him, and said: Behold, the Lamb of God, that beareth the sin of the world. ³⁰ This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man, who is before me, for he was prior to me. ³¹ And I knew him not; but that he might be known to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water. ³² And John testified, and said: I saw the Spirit descend from heaven, as a dove, and rest upon him. ³³ And I did not know him; but he who sent me to baptize with water, he said to me- On whom thou seest the Spirit descend, and rest upon him, he baptizeth with the Holy Spirit. ³⁴ And I saw; and I testify, that this is the Son of God.

¹⁸ He that believeth on him is not condemned; but he that believeth not, is already condemned; because he hath not believed on the name of the only begotten Son of God.

²⁶ And they came to John, and said to him: Our Rabbi, he who was with thee beyond Jordan, and of whom thou gavest testimony, lo, he also baptizeth; and many go after him. ²⁷ John answered, and said to them: A man cannot take any thing by his own choice, unless it be given him from heaven. ²⁸ Ye are witnesses for me, that I said: I am not the Messiah, but am sent to go before him. ²⁹ He that hath the bride, is the bridegroom: and the friend of the bridegroom, who standeth and listeneth to him, rejoiceth with great joy on account of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy, therefore, lo, it is full. ³⁰ To him must be increase, and to me decrease. ³¹ For he that cometh from above, is above all; and he that is from the earth, is of the earth, and talketh of the earth. He that cometh from heaven, is above all; ³² and what he hath seen and heard, he testifieth; and his testimony, no one receiveth. ³³ But he that receiveth his testimony, hath set his seal, that God is true. ³⁴ For he whom God hath sent, speaketh the words of God; for God hath not given the Spirit by measure to him. ³⁵ The Father loveth the Son, and hath given every thing into his hands. ³⁶ He that believeth on the Son, hath life eternal; but he who obeyeth not the Son, shall not see life. but the wrath of God will abide upon him.

³³ Ye sent unto John; and he bore testimony to the truth. ³⁴ And I have not received testimony from men: but these things I say, that ye may live. ³⁵ He was a burning and shining lamp; and ye were willing for a time, to glory in his light. ³⁶ But I have a testimony, which is greater than that of John; for the works which my Father hath given me to accomplish, these works which I do, testify of me that the Father hath sent me.

⁴⁴ How can ye believe, who receive glory from one another, and seek not the glory which cometh from God only? ⁴⁵ Do ye suppose, that I shall accuse you before the Father? There is one that will accuse you, that Moses, on whom ye rely. ⁴⁶ For, if ye believed Moses, ye would also believe me; for Moses wrote concerning me. ⁴⁷ But if ye believe not his writings, how will ye believe my words?

²⁵ Jesus answered, and said to them: I have told you, and ye did not believe. The works which I do in the name of my Father, they testify of me ²⁶ But ye do not believe, because ye are not of my sheep, as I have said to you.

³⁷ And although he wrought all these signs before them, they believed him not; ³⁸ that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, who said: My Lord; who hath believed our report? And to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed? ³⁹ For this reason they could not believe, because Isaiah said again: ⁴⁰ They have blinded their eyes, and darkened their hearts; that they might not see with their eyes, and understand with their heart, and be converted; and I should heal them. ⁴¹ These things spake Isaiah, when he saw his glory, and spoke of him. ⁴² And of the chiefs also, many believed on him; but on account of the Pharisees, they did not confess him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue; ⁴³ for they loved the praise of men, more than the praise of God.

²⁰ But if our heart condemneth us, how much greater is God than our heart, and knowing all things?