Quotes about John the Baptist

Matthew 11:12? "From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been forcefully advancing, and forceful men lay hold of it." Are you playing offense in your marriage? Or are you playing a prevent defense that leaves romance on the sidelines?

The Word became flesh and blood, and moved into the neighborhood. We saw the glory with our own eyes, the one-of-a-kind glory, like Father, like Son, Generous inside and out, true from start to finish. John pointed him out and called, "This is the One! The One I told you was coming after me but in fact was ahead of me. He has always been ahead of me, has always had the first word.

From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subject to violence, and the violent lay claim to it.

Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has risen no one greater than John the Baptist. Yet even the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

What clear doctrine characterized John the Baptist's preaching. He exalted Christ — "After me One is coming who is mightier than I." He spoke plainly of the Holy Spirit — "He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.

For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon!’

They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, that a prophet of old has arisen.”

In those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.

As far as we have any historical information on the subject, the public history of Jesus began when he was about thirty years old (Luke 3.23), with John the Baptist.

and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”

But when John saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his place of baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?