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In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, The World English Bible translates the passage as: In those days, John the Baptizer came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying, The Novum Testamentum Graece text is:
Though when asked what he said of himself, he answered, as is related by John the Evangelist, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness. [4] Gregory the Great: It is well known that the Only-begotten Son is called the Word of the Father; as in John, In the beginning was the Word. (John 1:1.)
John the Baptist [note 1] (c. 6 BC [18] – c. AD 30) was a Jewish preacher active in the area of the Jordan River in the early first century AD. [19] [20] He is also known as Saint John the Forerunner in Eastern Orthodoxy and Oriental Orthodoxy, John the Immerser in some Baptist Christian traditions, [21] and as the prophet Yaḥyā ibn Zakariyā (Arabic: النبي يحيى, An-Nabī ...
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey. The World English Bible translates the passage as: Now John himself wore clothing made of camel's hair, with a leather belt around his waist.
This verse describes Jews coming from Jerusalem all of Judea and the areas around the Jordan River to hear John the Baptist preach. It is a slight rewording of Mark 1:5. While Matthew 3:1 placed John in the wilderness, he was only about 20 miles from Jerusalem and it would have been very possible for pilgrims to make the journey. [1]
Thus John the Baptist is presenting himself as very lowly indeed. Matthew slightly differs from the wording found in Luke and Mark. In those two gospels, John is not worthy of untying the messiah's sandals, in Matthew he is unworthy of carrying them. John predicts a much stronger form of baptism by the Holy Spirit and by fire.
John the Baptist (sometimes called John in the Wilderness) was the subject of at least eight paintings by the Italian Baroque artist Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571–1610). The story of John the Baptist is told in the Gospels. John was the cousin of Jesus, and his calling was to prepare the way for the coming of the Messiah.
In the New Testament, the messengers who came from John the Baptist to Jesus are referred to in Matthew 11:2–6 and Luke 7:18–23. [ 1 ] Their deputation to meet with Jesus is recounted after the Baptism of Jesus , when John is in prison in the fort of Machaerus and hears of the works performed by Jesus.