Verses on John the Baptist-1

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The gospels link John the Baptist to the Old Testament prophet Elias are: Matthew 11:14; Matthew 16:14; Matthew 17:3-4, Matthew 17:11-12; Mark 6:15; Mark 8:28; Mark 9:4-5, Mark 9:11-13; Luke 1:17; Luke 9:19, Luke 9:30, Luke 9:33; John 1:21, John 1:25.

Matthew

3:1-12: introduction of John the Baptist and his ministry.
3:3 John's basic message.
3:5-9 John the Baptist distinguishes between true Biblical repentance and religious form with no substance.
3:11-12: John the Baptist tells people the difference between his baptism and the one from Jesus.
3:13-17: Jesus is baptized by John the Baptist
4:12-17: Jesus started preaching Repent when he heard that John was in prison
9:14-17: John's disciples asked Jesus why they fasted and the disciples of Jesus did not
11:2-6: John sent from prison and asked Jesus if He was the Christ .
11:13-14 Jesus said that John the Baptize fulfilled the prophecy of the return of Elijah, if ye will receive it.
14:1-13: Herod thinks that Jesus is John and remembers beheading John
16:14 And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist:
17:11-12 Jesus said that John the Baptist fulfilled the prophecy of the return of Elijah, if ye will receive it.
16:28- 17:13: Mount of Transfiguration with Elias and Jesus says that John the Baptist has the spirit of Elias
21:23-46: Jesus challenges the religious leaders about John's Baptism

Mark

1:1-11 John's basic message.
1:1-8: introduction of John the Baptist and his ministry.
Mark 1:8: John the Baptist tells people the difference between his baptism and the one from Jesus.
1:9-11 Jesus is baptized by John the Baptist
1:14-15: Jesus started preaching Repent when he heard that John was in prison
2:18-22: John's disciples asked Jesus why they fasted and the disciples of Jesus did not
6:14-32: Herod thinks that Jesus is John and remembers beheading John
8:28 And they answered, John the Baptist
9:1-13 Mount of Transfiguration with Elias and Jesus says that John the Baptist has the spirit of Elias
11:27-33: Jesus challenges the religious leaders about John's Baptism

Luke

1:5-25 Preparation of the parents of John the Baptist
1:39-80: Visit by Mary and birth of John the Baptist
3:1-20: introduction of John the Baptist and his ministry.
3:7-8 John the Baptist distinguishes between true Biblical repentance and religious form with no substance.
3:1-22 John's basic message.
Luke 3:16-17: John the Baptist tells people the difference between his baptism and the one from Jesus.
3:21-22: Jesus is baptized by John the Baptist
5:33-39: John's disciples asked Jesus why they fasted and the disciples of Jesus did not
7:18-35: John sent from prison and asked Jesus if He was the Christ
9:7-9 Herod thinks that Jesus is John
9:19 They answering said, John the Baptist
9:27-36: Mount of Transfiguration with Elias and Jesus says that John the Baptist has the spirit of Elias
11:1 Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples
16:15-31: Jesus declares that the Old Testament is until John

John

1:6: introduction of John the Baptist and his ministry.
1:15-40: Testimony of John the Baptist.
1:32 Jesus is baptized by John the Baptist
John 1:33: John the Baptist tells people the difference between his baptism and the one from Jesus.
3:22-36: John declares that he is not Christ and is less than Jesus
4:1-3 Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John
5:32-37: John is a witness of Jesus
10:31-42: John is a witness of Jesus

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Time Sequential Order

Preparation of the parents of John the Baptist Luke 1:5-25
Visit by Mary and birth of John the Baptist - Luke 1:39-80
John's basic message - Matthew 3; Mark 1:1-11; Luke 3:1-22; John 1:6, John 1:15-40
3:6-7 and 3:7-8 John the Baptist distinguishes between true Biblical repentance and religious form with no substance.
John declares that he is not Christ and is less than Jesus Matthew 11:2-3; Luke 3:15-17; John 1:7-10, John 1:20-21, John 1:25; John 3:22-36.
3:11-12; Mark 1:8; Luke 3:16-17 and John 1:33: John the Baptist tells people the difference between his baptism and the one from Jesus.
Matthew 3:13-17 and Mark 1:9-11 and Luke 3:21-22 and John 1:32 - Jesus is baptized by John the Baptist. Please see the note for Matthew 3:13 and other verses noted there for details on this incident and for baptism as covered in this study
Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John - John 4:1-3. Baptize means 'identified with '. Please see the note for John 1:25 for a reference to where Baptize is used in the Bible.
Jesus started preaching Repent when he heard that John was in prison - Matthew 4:12-17; Mark 1:14-15
John's disciples asked Jesus why they fasted and the disciples of Jesus did not - Matthew 9:14-17; Mark 2:18-22; Luke 5:33-39
John sent from prison and asked Jesus if He was the Christ - Matthew 11:1-28; Luke 7:17-35;
Herod thinks that Jesus is John and remembers beheading John - Matthew 14:1-13; Mark 6:14-32; Luke 9:7-9;
They answering said, John the Baptist - Matthew 16:14; Mark 8:28; Luke 9:19;
Mount of Transfiguration with Elias and Jesus says that John the Baptist has the spirit of Elias - Matthew 16:28- 17:13 and Mark 9:1-13 and Luke 9:27-36
Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples - Luke 11:1
Jesus declares that the Old Testament is until John - Luke 16:15-31
John is witness of Jesus John 5:32-37
John is witness of Jesus John 10:31-42
Jesus challenges the religious leaders about John's Baptism - Matthew 21:23-27 and Mark 11:27-33 and Luke 20:1-7. The parable in Matthew 21:33-44 and Mark 12:1-12 and Luke 20:8-19 was given in response to this challenge.

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Matthew 3:1 In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea

This verse and the next form one sentence and that sentence is explained, along with the context, in the Book Study on the Gospel of Matthew. The rest of this sentence tells us the main topic of the preaching by John the Baptist and the next note, in this Study, gives us the outline of his main message. As explained in the Book Study, everything that is in his introduction showed the Jews that he was a prophet from God. And, as pointed out in the next note, his ministry was prophesied in the Old Testament. We also see the equivalent of this verse in: Mark 1:1-11; Luke 3:1-20 and John 1:6.

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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.

Below is an outline of the basic message from John the Baptist. John's basic message is found in Matthew 3; Mark 1:1-11; Luke 3:1-22; John 1:6 and John 1:15-40. John the Baptist was prophesized in Isaiah 40:3 and Malachi 3:1. The main theme of John's basic message is repent, which was also the first thing that Jesus preached (Matthew 4:17). Unfortunately, most religions, even conservative Bible believing ones, preach a religious definition for repent and not the true Biblical definition. (Please see the note for Romans C11S32 about true Biblical repentance.)

This Verse tells us that John the Baptist was prophesied by the prophet Esaias . This particular verse is a quote of Isaiah 40:3 and says the same thing as Mark 1:2-3 and Luke 3:4 and John 1:19-20. As explained in the note under Luke 3:4, Lord is used for God the Son in this quote.

The main points of the basic message from John the Baptist are:

Repent ye: for the kingdom of Heaven is at hand . (Matthew 3:2; Mark 1:4; Luke 3:3)
Prophecy by John (Luke 3:5-6; John 1:29-36).
John the Baptist was prophesied by Isaiah. (Matthew 3:3; Mark 1:2-3 and Luke 3:4; John 1:19-23). He has the witness of prophecy behind his message.
John's life showed no regard for the things of this world but all care for spiritual things. (Matthew 3:2; Mark 1:6). He has the witness of his life behind his message.
People repented and were baptized by John in the Jordan River. (Matthew 3:5-6; Mark 1:5; Luke 3:7). He has the witness of other people behind his message.
John refused to baptize unrepentant religious people. (Matthew 3:7; Luke 3:7-14)
John said that true repentance had visible fruits. (Matthew 3:8-9; Luke 3:7-14)
The Christ was coming after John and would baptize with fire and the Holy Ghost.(Matthew 3:11-12; Mark 1:7-8; Luke 3:15-18; John 1:15, John 1:24-27)
The Christ would increase while John decreased (John 3:30).
The Christ came from Heaven and brings the word of God. The Word that the Christ brings is above all other religious opinions. See Matthew 17:5, Mark 9:7, Luke 9:35 and related notes.
God the Father has given all things into his [the Sons] hand (John 3:35 ) which means that the Son has final say over our eternal destiny and final say over everything else.
Salvation is only available by believing on the Son . All others receive the wrath of God. (John 3:36)

John's message was verified by God by actions that God did in response to it.

Jesus was baptized by John to fulfill all righteousness (Matthew 3:13-17; Mark 1:9-11; Luke 3:21). Thus, all who would be righteous will be baptized to be identified with true repentance and a changed life (Romans 6).
God the Father sent the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove as a sign that Jesus was Christ . (Matthew 3:16; Mark 1:10; Luke 3:22) God gives the holy Ghost to all Christians to enable them to live the changed life.
God the Father said This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased but did not tell others to hear Jesus until at the Mount of Transfiguration. (Matthew 3:17; Mark 1:11; Luke 3:22). Even Jesus had to prove Himself by His life before he had the authority to speak.
Jesus was driven into the wilderness by the Holy Ghost to be tempted by Satan. (Matthew 4:1-11; Mark 1:12-13). All saved will be tempted. Their response to that temptation proves if their profession is a lie or not.

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Matthew 3:13 Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.

There are several verses in each of the four gospels that tell about John the Baptist. In Matthew 3:13-17 and Mark 1:9-11 and Luke 3:21-22 and John 1:32 we are told that John the Baptist baptized Jesus and saw the Holy Ghost come on Him. This section is a fulfillment of Psalms 2:7 and Isaiah 11:1-5 and Peter refers to it in 2 Peter 1:17. Baptize means 'identified with '. Please see the Message called Baptism Basics for a reference to where Baptize is used in the Bible. In this baptism we see the Holy Ghost descend upon Jesus . We also see that John says that He ( Jesus Christ ) will baptize with the Holy Ghost. After His resurrection, Christ gave the Holy Ghost to His followers. The Holy Ghost and the power of God is what lets true Christians to repent and become dead to their old life and walk in newness of life (Romans 6). As the first fruits, Jesus was the first to receive the Holy Ghost in His flesh. Since this is the start of His preaching ministry, we can definitely say that he showed His followers how to walk in newness of life.

Here, Jesus is identified as coming from Galilee at the start of His ministry because Galilee is the country that contains Nazareth and Nazareth was considered the home of Jesus . Jesus was raised in Nazareth after leaving Egypt. Jesus from Galilee is used here to positively identify the physical man.

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Matthew 3:15 And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfill all righteousness. Then he suffered him.

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Matthew 3:16 And Jesus , when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the Heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:

This verse and the next are a single sentence separated by a colon, which makes them equivalent. This verse says he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him . This is the sign that John was told to look for (John 1:33) so that he would know what man was Gods Christ . This verse is equivalent to the next which says This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased . John knew, from Old Testament prophecy, that Gods Christ would be the Son of God in the flesh. Therefore, when John saw this sign, he testified that Jesus was the Son of God . In addition, these two verses show the Trinity since God the Father and God the Son and the Holy Ghost are all shown together but as separate manifestations. However, that is not part of this study.

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Matthew 3:17 And lo a voice from Heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son , in whom I am well pleased.

There are several verses in each of the four gospels that tell about John the Baptist. In Matthew 3:13-17 and Mark 1:9-11 and Luke 3:21-22 and John 1:32 we 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. This section is a fulfillment of Psalms 2:7 and Isaiah 11:1-5 and Peter refers to it in 2 Peter 1:17. Please see the note for Matthew 3:13 and other verses noted there for details on baptism as covered in this study.

This verse and the prior are a single sentence separated by a colon, which makes them equivalent. This verse says he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him . This is the sign that John was told to look for (John 1:33) so that he would know what man was Gods Christ . This verse is equivalent to the next which says This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased . John knew, from Old Testament prophecy, that Gods Christ would be the Son of God in the flesh. Therefore, when John saw this sign, he testified that Jesus was the Son of God . In addition, these two verses show the Trinity since God the Father and God the Son and the Holy Ghost are all shown together but as separate manifestations. However, that is not part of this study.

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Matthew 4:1 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.

This verse uses Jesus for the physical man that has just been identified by God as being the Son of God in human flesh. The devil wants to reject that claim and will spend 40 days trying to prove that Jesus is just a man.

The gospels record Jesus dealing with devils in many places.

In Matthew 4:1, 5, 8, 11; Luke 4:2-3, 5-6, 13 Jesus was tempted by Satan.
In Matthew 4:24; 9:32-33; 15:22; Mark 7:26, 29-30; 9:24-25; 16:9; Luke 8:2; 9:41-42; 11:14-15; 13:32; Jesus healed many that had devils. See note under Mark 9:24.
In Matthew 8:16, 28, 31, 33; 17:18; Mark 1:23-25, 32, 34, 39; 3:11, 12; 5:12, 15-16, 18; Luke 4: 33, 35, 41; 8:27-30, 33, 35-36, 38; Jesus healed many that had devils and told the devils to keep their peace and not reveal that He was the Son of God. Also see the note under Matthew 16:20 and Mark 5:19.
In Matthew 10:8; Mark 3:15; 6:13; 9:38; 16:17; Luke 9:1, 49; 10:17-18; Jesus gave His disciples to cast out devils. Also see note under Matthew 8:25.
In Luke 7:33; people accused John the Baptist of having a devil
In Matthew 9:34; 12:22, 24, 27-28; Mark 3:22; Luke 11:14-15, 18-20; John 7:20; 8:48-49, 52; 10:20-21 people accused Jesus of using the power of devils.
In Matthew 7:22; 13:39; 25:41; Luke 8:12; John 8:44 Jesus identified the devil as the source of corrupt doctrine.
In John 6:70; 13:2 Jesus says that Judas Iscariot has a devil.
In Matthew 10:25; 12:24-37; Mark 3:22-30; Luke 11:14-26 we are told that the Pharisees claimed that Jesus was Beelzebub or did His miracles by the power of Beelzebub.

This verse is part of the temptation of Jesus by Satan as recorded in Matthew 4:1-11 and Mark 1:12-13 and Luke 4:1-13. As part of the tempting of Jesus , Satan instantly transported Him to the Temple and to a high mountain. A table of all of the miracles that I have found in the gospels is in the note under Matthew 1:20.

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Matthew 4:12 Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee;

There are several verses in each of the four gospels that tell about John the Baptist. Also see the note under Lord Jesus for John 4:1 as I believe that it is the same incident as this sentence. This sentence is also recorded in Mark 1:14-15. Matthew 4:12-16 is a single sentence that tells us that the man Jesus fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah 9:2. This fits with the other places in Matthews gospel where he tells us that the man Jesus fulfilled the prophecies about Christ and, thereby, proved that he was Christ . See notes on verses under Christ in this book. This verse tells us that the man Jesus physically heard about John the Baptist. Matthew 4:17 tells us that the man Jesus physically spoke as He started preaching about repentance.

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Matthew 4:17 From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of Heaven is at hand.

There are several verses in each of the four gospels that tell about John the Baptist. 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 Jesus for John 4:1 as I believe that it is the same incident as this sentence. This sentence is also recorded in Mark 1:14-15. Please see the note above and note for Matthew 4:14 for details on this verse.

This verse has a colon between Repent and kingdom of Heaven . Basically, this is the same as Luke 13:3, 5 which say that you will not get saved (put into the kingdom of Heaven ) unless you do what the Bible means by repent . Please see the notes under Mark 12:29 and 12:30 and Matthew 22:37 and Luke 10:27 for a short version of the Biblical definition of repent .

This verse is transitional. It ends the short account of Jesus preaching repentance in response to hearing that john the Baptist was thrown in prison. It also starts the account of Jesus calling His first disciples. There is a reason to believe that there is a cause-and-effect relationship between the two events. This second account is recorded in Matthew 4:17-22 and Mark 1:14-20 and Luke 5:1-11. In Luke 5:8 we have what I believe is Peters conversion confession. Jesus only called converted men to His ministry / church. However, as we see throughout the rest of the New Testament, Jesus didn't just have them sit on a pew but was active is changing their lives after conversion. All true saved people have their lives changed by the living personal relationship that is true salvation.

Luke gives us most of the details of the calling of Peter, Andrew, James and John. In Matthew and Mark, we are basically told that Jesus was walking by and called Simon and Andrew. He then walked a little further and called James and John. In Luke, we are told that as Jesus walked by, He had a lot of people following Him. He got into Peters boat and had him thrust out a little from the land so that the people could see Him while He preached. After He finished preaching, Jesus told Peter to drop his nets. Peter agreed to drop one and caught so many fish that he had to call James and John for help. I can just imagine Jesus causing fish to jump into both boats to get their attention and make His point that they weren't dealing with an ordinary preacher. When both boats were so full that they were sinking, Peter figured it out and we have His confession of Luke 5:8. See that note for details. After they finally get the boats to shore, Jesus called Peter and Andrew, because he was with them in their boat. Jesus then walked over to James and John, who had helped Peter and Andrew and also had a full boat. That's when Jesus called them. So there is no conflict in the accounts. We also see that Jesus took care of the needs of these men's families as the fish would have been sold by them to meet their needs while they started following Jesus . We aren't told how, but can assume that the families needs continued to be met. This miracle is in a table of all of the miracles that I have found. That table is in the note under Matthew 1:20. Please see the note for Luke 5:8 for the explanation of Peters conversion.

In John 21, Jesus uses a similar incident to remind His disciples of His call and that the gifts and calling of God are without repentance (Romans 11:29). If we looked at just the accounts by Matthew and Mark, we would have to conclude that this verse uses Jesus for the physical man who talked to these other men. However, Luke's account makes it clear that this was when Peter, and possibly the others, realized that Jesus was, in fact, 'God in human flesh '. So we have what happens so often in the gospels and in true preaching today. Many see the physical man named Jesus while a few realize that he is actually 'God in human flesh '.

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Matthew 9:15 And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.

There are several verses in each of the four gospels that tell about John the Baptist. This verse is part of the answer that Jesus gave to a question asked by two different groups of people. The question and answer is found in Matthew 9:14-17; Mark 2:18-22; and Luke 5:33-39. In Matthew 9:14 we are told Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not? Mark also tells us that the disciples of John asked the question. However, Luke reports that the scribes and Pharisees (Luke 5:30) asked the question while they were criticizing Jesus at the party that Matthew gave when he was first personally called to follow Jesus . The answer that Jesus gave compares the spirit and religion of the New Testament to that of the Old Testament. People didn't understand His answer because they didn't understand, at that time, that Jesus was changing things. That was mainly due to the fact that they only saw Jesus as a man, at that time, and did not understand that He was 'God in human flesh '. In John 3:29, John the Baptist called Jesus the bridegroom because he understood that Jesus would start a new relationship with people called the church. This relationship is, obviously, different than what the Father had with the Jews. They didn't understand this and didn't want to understand it. The fact that John the Baptist did understand shows that they could have stood, if they were willing to submit to God like John the Baptist did. This verse uses Jesus for a physical man because the people were talking to a physical man and the context shows that the people considered Him to be only a man.

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Matthew 11:1 And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities.

There are several verses in each of the four gospels that tell about John the Baptist. Matthew 11:1-30 and Luke 7:18-35 tell us about the time that John sent from prison and asked Jesus if He was the Christ . The two accounts are very similar. Matthew tells us in chapter 10 the names of the Apostles, then in Matthew 10:5 we are told These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, The rest of chapter 10 contains the instructions from Jesus on the spirit that they are to have as they take the gospel to a lost people. This verse tells us that while Jesus sent them to other cities, Jesus went to their cities. From this verse we can learn that thee best way to get our friends and families saved is to go where we are sent and have faith in Jesus to reach our loved ones. This verse tells us that thee man Jesus physically went to these cities to preach, just as we need to physically go to the lost today.

The remainder of this section tells us that while Jesus was going to these people, John the Baptist sent to Him to ask if Jesus was the Christ . It also has the answer from Jesus . Luke gives us more information when he tells us that John sent his disciples after hearing that Jesus had raised the dead (Luke 7:11-17). Since Jesus is the Resurrection, and since John knew he was facing death, this prompted him to ask for reassurance. We also need to note that John asked in private, when the Apostles weren't there as witnesses. We can see that God will reassure us when we express our doubts in private. Anyone who claims that they could be in John's circumstances and not have doubts doesn't have the first clue about John's true circumstances.

We find that Matthew and Luke both report the same response to John's question.

Jesus showed the works that were prophesied that Christ would do (Matthew 11:3-6, Luke 7:21-23)

The gospel was being preached. Jesus started preaching the gospel in Luke 4:18 when He quoted Isaiah 61:1-3 as an announcement of the ministry that He was starting.
Jesus was casting out devils. Please see the note under Matthew 4:1 for Jesus dealing with devils.
Jesus was doing other miracles. Please see the note for Matthew 1:20 for a cross-reference of all miracles that I have found in the gospels.

Jesus told the local people about John the Baptist (Matthew 11:7-19, Luke 7:24-28)

Character of John (Matthew 11:7-9, Luke 7:24-26)
John was fulfillment of prophecy from Isaiah 40:3 (also see Matthew 3:3 and note)
John was greatest Old Testament prophet and end of Old Testament (Matthew 11:11-15, Luke 7:28-29)

Jesus told the local people about Judgment on those that rejected the witness of John the Baptist (Matthew 11:16-24, Luke 7:30-35)
Jesus thanked God the Father for how He separated those who would be saved from those who would be condemned (Matthew 11:25-30).

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Matthew 11:2 Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ , he sent two of his disciples,

There are several verses in each of the four gospels that tell about John the Baptist. Matthew 11:1-30 and Luke 7:18-35 tell 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.

Matthew 11:2 and 11:3 is a single sentence. In this sentence we see that John the Baptist asked for reassurance after he heard that Jesus did the works of Christ . Those are works prophesied in the Old Testament and those works include miracles that are listed under Matthew 1:20.

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Matthew 11:4 Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see:

There are several verses in each of the four gospels that tell about John the Baptist. Matthew 11:1-30 and Luke 7:18-35 tell 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.

In this verse we see that the man Jesus physically spoke to the followers of John the Baptist. John would have stood, and accepted, that Christ was to be a physical man and would also receive assurance from the fact that Jesus acted like the physical man that He was. Verses 11:4 and 11:5 are a single sentence divided by a colon. The answer from Jesus to John the Baptist equals (:) the miracles and the gospel that was preached. As shown elsewhere in this study, miracles alone do not prove that Jesus is the Christ . A table of all of the miracles that I have found in the gospels is in the note under Matthew 1:20.

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Matthew 11:7 And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?

There are several verses in each of the four gospels that tell about John the Baptist. Matthew 11:1-30 and Luke 7:18-35 tell 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.

In this verse we see that the man Jesus physically spoke to the crowd around Him. While John the Baptist was asking for assurance in his faith that Jesus was 'God in human flesh ', these people were sure that Jesus was just another man, even if they did wonder if He was a prophet or not.

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Matthew 11:19 The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.

There are several verses in each of the four gospels that tell about John the Baptist. Matthew 11:1-30 and Luke 7:18-35 tell 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.

In this verse we see that Jesus uses the phrase Son of Man to emphasize the fact that people judged the actions of a physically man and refused to see the God inside of Him. This sentence is part of the section that goes from Matthew 11:16-24 and is also covered in Luke 7:31-35.

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Matthew 11:25 At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, of Father, Lord of Heaven and earth , because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.

There are several verses in each of the four gospels that tell about John the Baptist. Matthew 11:1-30 and Luke 7:18-35 tell 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 with At that time, which lets us know that it followed the events of Matthew 11:1-24 but is actually starting a new sub-subject. For example, we see that Jesus is praying to Father, Lord of Heaven and earth . So He is no longer addressing the crowds that He was talking to in the just previous verses. however, we see in this prayer that Jesus prays thou hast hid these things , which lets us know that Jesus is now talking to the Father about the same things that He answered to John the Baptist and the crowds. Specifically, God the Father has shown spiritual babes that spiritual judgment will not be based upon religious standards. God the Father has also hid this truth from spiritual wise and prudent because they refused the word of God when it went against their religious teaching and pride. See verses and notes on this section for further details on what Jesus said was shown to babes and hid from the wise and prudent . In particular, as pointed out in the note for Luke 10:21, we should rejoice over salvation more than over spiritual power in this world. This verse (Matthew 11:25) is parallel to Luke 10:21 and, therefore, that note also applied here. This verse tells us that the man named Jesus rejoiced in the spirit because this truth only brings joy in the spirit. Like many spiritual truths, this truth brings sorrow when viewed from the flesh. In addition, this verse tells us that God the Father, in His role as Lord , created this law that this is how things will work.

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Matthew 11:27 All things are delivered unto me of my Father : and no man knoweth the Son , but the Father ; neither knoweth any man the Father , save the Son , and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.

There are several verses in each of the four gospels that tell about John the Baptist. Matthew 11:1-30 and Luke 7:18-35 tell 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.

Jesus has just prayed to the Father in 11:25-26 and he now gives an invitation ( 11:27-30) to the multitudes ( 11:7) which include the messengers to/from John the Baptist. This verse connects this invitation to all that Jesus has said and done in this chapter and explains the power and authority that lets Him say and do these things. It tells us that there are certain things about the Father and about the Son that no man knows without the direct revelation from God. These things are known by the Son because He is more than man, He is God in human flesh. The same is said in Luke 10:22 and something similar is said in John 1:18. Also, Matthew 28:18 and John 3:35 tell us the same thing as this expression of All things are delivered unto me of my Father .Please see the note on Matthew 28:18 for further details.

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Matthew 14:1 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus ,

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, the only references that we find to the Son of God are three verses in Matthew and one in Mark that use the physical role of Jesus . There are also eight verses that use the lower-case king for king Herod. Matthew 14:1 and 14:2 are a single sentence which tell us about king Herod and Jesus . This section contrast the actions of a Spirit led man named Jesus to an earthly man named Herod.

Basically, while living in the flesh as a man (before His death), the man Jesus was subject to earthly rulers and powers. That changed with the resurrection, but at this time, and in this section of the gospels, we learn how Jesus acted as a Spirit led man who had no earthly authority. That is contrasted to how king Herod acted as a flesh-led man with great earthly authority. This verse starts out with At that time . Luke and Mark tells us that Jesus had sent His Apostles out to preach the gospel and He went to their home towns in Galilee. In addition, Matthew and Mark tell us that Jesus could do no mighty works there because of the peoples unbelief. So, this is a time when the flesh appeared to be winning over the Spirit, even in the life of Jesus . Going on, this verse tells us that king Herod had heard of the fame of Jesus . Herod heard of thee fleshly fame of the man called Jesus . We can see that in the way that Herod acted as recorded in these sections and in the sections that tell us about the crucifixion of Jesus . The man Jesus was in the country ruled by Herod. When John the Baptist was there Herod ended up in spiritual trouble for beheading John the Baptist. Because of the similarities (as seen from a strictly fleshly view) between the ministry of John the Baptist and of Jesus , Herod thought they were the same. Throughout this section, Jesus is used to identify a physical man because that was all that Herod though of Jesus .

It should be noted that when the man Jesus heard of the beheading of John the Baptist, He sought solitude (Matthew 14:13, Mark 6:31-32 and Luke 9:10). This is a very human reaction. However, However, both Matthew and Mark report that Jesus was moved with compassion toward them when the crowds followed Jesus and interrupted His time alone to grieve. These are two of the five times in the gospels that we are told that Jesus was moved with compassion . There is a lesson here. We get hurt and then grow calluses. God lets the devil use some man to rip our calluses off because they make us insensitive to the hurt of others. God doesn't want to hurt us, but will let us hurt if that is what is required to do the job God gave us. Even Jesus had to suffer hurt. This section shows us the proper Spirit led reaction to others being insensitive to our personal pain. Contrast that to the reaction of king Herod who only reacted to a threat against his personal earthly power and position, as also seen in this section.

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Matthew 14:9 And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath's sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded it to be given her.

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. This verse uses a lower-case King for the human king of men.

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Matthew 14:12 And his disciples came, and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told Jesus .

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 that the disciples of John buried him and took the news to John's friend in the flesh named Jesus . As 'God in human flesh ', Jesus would already know of the death of John. So, these disciples were treating Jesus as a good person would treat any other person when that persons friend died. They treated Jesus as a human man who's friend had just died and need to know about it.

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Matthew 14:13 When Jesus heard of it, he departed thence by ship into a desert place apart: and when the people had heard thereof, they followed him on foot out of the cities.

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 that the disciples of John buried him and took the news to John's friend in the flesh named Jesus . This verse tells us of the very human reaction of the man Jesus to the news of His friends death. This is explained more in the note under Matthew 14:1. This sentence is also transitional in that it starts the next little story that is found in Matthew 14:13-21 and Mark 6:31-44 and Luke 9:10 and John 6:1-14.

Matthew 14:13-21 and Mark 6:31-44 and Luke 9:10 and John 6:1-14 tell about Jesus ministering to many people in a desert place and His feeding 5,000 men plus women and children before sending them home. In addition, Matthew 4:23; 8:16-17; 14:14, 35-36; 15:30-31; 21:14 and Mark 1:32-34, 39; 3:10-11; 6:56 and Luke 4:40-41; 6:18-19 all tell us of times when Jesus healed many people and cast out devils from many people. Quite often this fact is missed, in these verses, because people are too busy looking at the expanded story. A table of all of the miracles that I have found in the gospels is in the note under Matthew 1:20. Please see the note under Matthew 4:1 for Jesus dealing with devils. The note under Matthew 4:23 explains how that doing miracles does not prove that Jesus was the Son of God. There has been much preached about this miracle, and I can not go into all of that within this study. However, the main note within this story that is about Jesus is the compassion that he showed. That compassion is very much due to His human nature.

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Matthew 14:28 And Peter answered him and said, Lord , if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water.

Matthew 14:22-36 and Mark 6:45-56 tell about Jesus walking on water. After Jesus walked on water and went to the shore, He healed many people as He went around preaching (Mark 6:56). A table of all of the miracles that I have found in the gospels is in the note under Matthew 1:20 and it lists several other places where the gospels tell us that Jesus healed many people and cast out devils from many people. Matthew 14 starts by telling us about Herod beheading John the Baptist. Jesus went to a desert place to pray alone (in His grief I imagine), but people followed Him there. As an example to His disciples, Jesus put aside His own grief and ministered to the people. After their needs were met, but before all of their desires were met, Jesus took His apostles and forced them into a ship and sent them across the Sea of Galilee (Matthew 14:22; Mark 6:45) while He went up on a mountain to pray (Matthew 14:23; Mark 6:46). There, He saw them toiling in heavy seas and in the middle of the night came walking on the water to them and would have passed by them (Mark 6:48). We are told that they were troubled (Matthew 14:26; Mark 6:50) For they considered not the miracle of the loaves: for their heart was hardened (Mark 6:52). A lot of times when we are troubled by circumstances it is because we forgot something that God has already shown us to give us assurance in the troubled times that are coming up. However, when we miss the lesson and end up afraid, Jesus comes to us, like He came to His disciples, and says Be of good cheer: it is I; be not afraid (Matthew 14:27; Mark 6:50). That leads to this verse. I can just imagine Peter figuring, Either this is real or I'm hallucinating. If it is real, Jesus gave us the power to cast out devils so He can give me power to do this also. If I'm hallucinating, then I'll probably drown even if I stay in the boat. So, I can prove if it is real or not and not really risk much. Look at Peters statement of Lord, if it be thou . I've heard of people 'putting out a fleece ' and heard preachers talk against it and for it. I've come to the conclusion that when we approach an uncertainty with God and find what will give God the most glory and tell God Can I do this thing that will bring You glory?, that God responds (most often) with giving us the ability to do the impossible. In this verse, Peter used Lord because God exercised His power in the role of Lord when he created the world (and laws of nature) and it takes the same power to set aside the laws of nature.

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Matthew 17:1 And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,

There are several verses in each of the four gospels that tell about John the Baptist. Matthew 16:28- 17:13 and Mark 9:1-13 and Luke 9:27-36 tell us about Jesus taking James, John and Peter to the Mount of Transfiguration. In particular, this sentence ( 17:1-2) tells us that. The rest of this section tells us the rest of the story. While transfigured, Elias and Moses met with Jesus and talked about His upcoming death (Luke 9:31). This incident followed the famous declaration by Peter that Jesus was Christ, the Son of the living God (Matthew 16:16, Mark 8:29 and Luke 9:20). All of this is tied to John the Baptist because Peters declaration followed Jesus asking who men said He was and the disciples saying that men thought that he was John the Baptist. We also know that king Herod thought that Jesus was John the Baptist just before this (Matthew 14:1-13; Mark 6:14-32; Luke 9:7-9). We also know that the gospels link John the Baptist to Elias and that Elias appeared on the mount at this time (Matthew 11:14; 16:14; 17:3-4, 10-12; Mark 6:15; 8:28; 9:4-5, 11-13; Luke 1:17; 9:19, 30, 33; John 1:21, 25). Therefore, all of the verses that talk about John the Baptist are linked to this section.

Further, we see that Elias appeared on the Mount to represent the prophets of the Old Testament and Moses appeared to represent the Law. God the Father told all of us (in the persons of Peter, James and John) that we are to hear His Beloved Son Jesus (Matthew 17:5, Mark 9:7 and Luke 9:35). This section tells us that God the Father made Jesus (and the New Testament) a greater authority than the Old Testament. (There is more to this doctrine that is not included in this study.)

Going on, we see Jesus showing His personal glory as the Son of God the only time that it is reported in the gospels. See the study called Jesus used the power of Holy Spirit.

Obviously, there is much doctrine that could be developed from this section. However, to limit it to the subject of this study, I will say that this sentence says that the physical man called Jesus led the physical men named Peter, James and John up a mount to experience the kingdom of God in the flesh (Matthew 16:28, Mark 9:1 and Luke 9:27).

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Matthew 17:4 Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus , Lord , it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.

This verse is one of the few (4) where the phrase Jesus , Lord occurs. It is where someone talked to the man called Jesus and addressed Him as Lord . This was Peters statement when God literally made it blatantly obvious to Peter that the man he knew as Jesus was in fact 'God in human flesh '. In every other one of these verses, the person addressing the man Jesus believed that he was talking to 'God in human flesh ' or believed that he was talking directly to God through Gods fleshly representative. Which ever interpretation people wish to provide for each of these verses, the context of all of them make it clear that the person talking believed that they were talking to God. This verse used Jesus for that physical man and uses Lord for God. While more can, and has been, said about this incident and this verse, further comment goes beyond the scope of this study.

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Matthew 17:7 And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid.

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- 17:13 and Mark 9:1-13 and Luke 9:27-36 tell us about Jesus taking James, John and Peter to the Mount of Transfiguration. Please see the note under Matthew 17:1 for how this incident is tied to John the Baptist and for more details on this section of the gospels. This verse tells us that the physical man named Jesus physically touched Peter, James and John to give them comfort. Daniel 8:18 tells how Daniel was afraid and on his face when confronted with Gods glory and had to be comforted. Revelation 1:17-18 tells us the same about John. Other places in the Bible tell us the same about other godly men. People who address God as 'the man upstairs have not had a true vision of Gods glory.

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Matthew 17:8 And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, save Jesus only.

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- 17:13 and Mark 9:1-13 and Luke 9:27-36 tell us about Jesus taking James, John and Peter to the Mount of Transfiguration. Please see the note under Matthew 17:1 for how this incident is tied to John the Baptist and for more details on this section of the gospels. This verse tells us that Jesus was the only physical man that they saw. See note under Mark 9:4 for doctrinal considerations of this verse. This verse is the same as Mark 9:8 and Luke 9:36.

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Matthew 17:9 And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen again from the dead.

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Matthew 17:11 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things.

This is a reference to Malachi 4:5. The man named Jesus explained Old Testament prophecy about John the Baptist.

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Matthew 17:12 But I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them.

There are several verses in each of the four gospels that tell about John the Baptist. The next verse tells us Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist , referring to Elias in this verse. The main note about john the Baptist, with the address of all other verses, is under Luke 1:5. As part of the verses about John the Baptist, Matthew 16:28- 17:13 and Mark 9:1-13 and Luke 9:27-36 tell us about Jesus taking James, John and Peter to the Mount of Transfiguration. Please see the note under Matthew 17:1 for how this incident is tied to John the Baptist and for more details on this section of the gospels. This verse uses Son of man to emphasize that the physical man would suffer at the hands of other men. While Psalms indicates that the Spirit and soul of Jesus may have also been attacked by devils, physical men could not hurt His Spirit or soul. Please see the note for Mark 8:31 for the prophecies of the suffering of Jesus Christ .

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Matthew 17:5 While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son , in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.

Matthew 16:28- 17:13 and Mark 9:1-13 and Luke 9:27-36 tell us about Jesus taking James, John and Peter to the Mount of Transfiguration. Please see the note for Matthew 17:4 for details on the Mount of Transfiguration. Please see the note under Matthew 17:1 for 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 3:3 for 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.

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Matthew 21:11 And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.

Matthew 21:1-17 and Mark 11:1-17 and Luke 19:29-44 and John 12:12-16 talk about the time that Jesus entered Jerusalem in triumph. Please see the note under Matthew 21:1 for the details on this section. Matthew 21:10-17 tells details that are not presented in the other gospels and is covered in Mark 11:10-11 and Luke 19:45-47. Here, Jesus is identified as Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee because Galilee is the country that contains Nazareth and Nazareth was considered the home of Jesus . Jesus was raised in Nazareth after leaving Egypt. Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee is used here to positively identify the physical man. In addition, this verse calls Him the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee because John 7:41, 7:52 and other places say that no prophet came from Nazareth or from all of Galilee. Thus, the is used meaning 'there is only one and here He is. However, by calling Jesus a prophet, they were doing as religious people do today. They claim that Jesus is only a man and not 'God in human flesh '. They attribute the works of God that He did, to those done by God through any other prophet. They deny the quantity and quality of those miracles. They deny the specific works that Gods prophets said that only the Christ would do. Through ignorance of the Scriptures, many people are deceived and believe this lie. Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee is used here to positively identify Him as only a physical man and to deny that He is God in flesh. This verse is a fulfillment of Deuteronomy 18:15-18 which is the promise for 'that other prophet that the Jews were looking for and asked John the Baptist if he was. See the references under Christ for A prophet like Moses. Deuteronomy 18:15-19 contains this prophecy by Moses. John 6:14 tells us that the Jews recognized that Jesus was that prophet that they claimed to be waiting for.

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Matthew 21:24 And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things.

There are several verses in each of the four gospels that tell about John the Baptist. In Matthew 21:23-27 and Mark 11:27-33 and Luke 20:1-7 we are told about the time that Jesus challenged the religious leaders about John's Baptism. This was in response to their challenging Him about His authority to teach the doctrine that he did. In addition, the parable in Matthew 21:28- 22:14 and Mark 12:1-12 and Luke 20:8-19 was given in response to this challenge. There is a critical difference between asking someone to provide a witness and challenging their authority. This can be seen in the major difference in the reaction of Jesus when the Jewish leaders did each. In John 5:31-47; 8:13-18; 10:24-30; 15:21-27 and other places, the Jewish leaders demanded that Jesus provide a witness for His doctrine and Jesus did it each time. These references are all in the gospel of John which presents Jesus as the Son of God. So, even as God Himself, Jesus submitted to the requirement to provide a witness. However, when the same people challenged His authority, He refused to answer their demands. This is a dramatic difference in the two reactions and the difference is directly related to what is demanded. We can ask God Himself for a witness to what we are to put our faith in but dare not challenge His authority in what He is trying to teach us.

Going on, we see basically the same thing in the accounts from Mark and Matthew when it comes to challenging the authority of the Son of God. The one main difference is that Matthew also includes a couple of parables from Jesus which are there to increase the understanding of those that have an ear to hear. In both accounts, we see the Jewish leaders approaching Jesus to challenge Him (Matthew 21:23, Mark 11:27-28). Notice that Matthew (the more detailed account) tells us that they approached while Jesus was teaching (Matthew 21:23), which is why I said that this challenge was to His authority to teach the doctrine that he did. Notice also that they approached and challenged Jesus (Matthew 21:23, Mark 11:29). That is, they felt that they were challenging just another man because they would not have dared to challenge God if they really had accepted that Jesus was in fact 'God in human flesh '. This difference is critical and shown to be critical by the answer from Jesus . In Matthew 21:25 and Mark 11:30 Jesus asked them The baptism of John, was it from Heaven, or of men? The rest of Matthew 21:24-25 and Mark 11:29-30 directly ties the answer to this question to the willingness of Jesus to answer their challenge to His authority. If they were willing to recognize the authority from Heaven, then Jesus could show them that His authority came from Heaven. However, since they were not willing to recognize the authority from Heaven, and Jesus knew this, Jesus would be wasting His time to show them His Heavenly authority. Sometimes when people are witnessing they forget this fact. If people refuse to recognize the authority of God and the Bible, they won't accept orders from God and the Bible. When they rejected the authority of Heaven, Jesus knew that he would be wasting His time to explain things to them and refused to even make an appearance of trying to explain. That is seen in the rest of the account from Mark and in Matthew 21:25-27. However, in Matthew 21:28-46, we are told a couple of parables which explain the answer from Jesus , if we have an ear to hear. In the first parable, Jesus compares two sons who say one thing and do another to show that its not what we say but what we do that matters. This, of course, is a direct comparison between the Jewish religious leaders and the sinners that obeyed Jesus (Matthew 21:31-32). This first parable also ties back to John the Baptist.

In the second parable, Jesus told them how the Jewish religious leaders had treated every messenger from God and then asked them When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those husbandmen? (Matthew 21:40). Jesus then warns them, and everyone else, How God will judge each of us based upon how we treat Gods messengers and the Son of God.

As you hopefully can see, all of these verses are directly tied together and can not be properly interpreted separately. Please consider all of them, and the related notes, together.

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Matthew 21:27 And they answered Jesus , and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.

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Matthew 21:31 Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.

Matthew 21:28- 22:14 and Mark 12:1-12 and Luke 20:8-19 tell about a parable that Jesus gave after the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders challenged His authority in Matthew 21:23-27 and Mark 11:27-33 and Luke 20:1-7. In Luke 7:29-50 we read about the publicans and the harlots accepting the repentance that John the Baptist preached and of them being baptized and changing their lives. These Pharisees refused, as Jesus stated in the very next verse. See Luke 1:5 for more information on John the Baptist. In this verse, we see the man named Jesus responding to the answer from the Jewish religious leaders who refused to accept Him as 'God in human flesh ' and insisted upon treating Him as just a man.

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Matthew 21:40 When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those husbandmen?

Matthew 21:33-44 and Mark 12:1-12 and Luke 20:8-19 tell about one of the parables that Jesus gave after the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders challenged His authority in Matthew 21:23-27 and Mark 11:27-33 and 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 20:8 under Jesus for details and explanation of this parable. This verse uses Lord of the parable is an example of the Lord role of God and is used in this verse for power and judgment.

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Matthew 21:42 Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?

Matthew 21:33-44 and Mark 12:1-12 and Luke 20:8-19 tell about one of the parables that Jesus gave after the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders challenged His authority in Matthew 21:23-27 and Mark 11:27-33 and 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 20:8 under Jesus for details and explanation of this parable. This verse uses Jesus for the physical man that stood and gave these lost religious people a warning of Gods wrath to come. Also, Lord is used for God the Father of the Old Testament. Also, in the quote, God the Son is the stone.

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Matthew 22:2 The kingdom of Heaven is like unto a certain king , which made a marriage for his son ,

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Matthew 22:7 But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.

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Matthew 22:11 And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment:

Matthew 21:28- 22:14 and Mark 12:1-12 and Luke 20:8-19 tell about parables that Jesus gave after the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders challenged His authority in Matthew 21:23-27 and Mark 11:27-33 and Luke 20:1-7. See the section under John the Baptist (Luke 1:5) for the conditions that led to this parable. This parable teaches a truth that many miss because they want to deny a truth that is buried within this parable. Revelation 19:7-9 tells us about the marriage supper of the Lamb . Those verses also say Blessed are they which are called and many commentators point out that this phrase indicates that some will not be called. What few point out is that some of those who are not called are actually in Heaven. This is because of what Matthew and Revelation say. Revelation 19:8 says And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints. Notice that this verse that the fine linen is the righteousness of saints . It does not say that it is the righteousness of Christ . There are lots of people who argue that there will be saved people in Heaven who have not lived righteously. They will not have this marriage garment. Matthew 22:11 tells us when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment . Some people claim that this is a lost person but John 3:36 says he that believeth not the Son shall not see life . This is possible only if the lost do not see Heaven, which means they could not be this person who came into the marriage supper of the Lamb . This person who came in, but did not belong, must be saved. Notice that Matthew 22:13 says Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. This fits with other places where we see that outer darkness is not Hell. Please see the note for Matthew 25:18. A similar parable can be found in Luke 12:35-40. Please see the note for Luke 12:36.

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