The Persons John Baptized

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The Persons John Baptized

Matthew 3, verses 5 to 9: "Then Jerusalem went out to him, and all Judea, and all the region around Jordan, and were baptized by him in Jordan, confessing their sins. But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said to them, O generation of vipers, who has warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Therefore bring forth fruits worthy of repentance; and do not think to say within yourselves, We have Abraham as our father; for I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham out of these stones." Luke 7, verses 29 and 30: "And all the people who heard him, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John. But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, not being baptized by him." John 3, verse 23: "And John also was baptizing in Enon near Salim, because there was much water there; and they came, and were baptized."