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Ⅱ. The Ministry of an Elias: John the Baptist


Ⅱ. The Ministry of an Elias: John the Baptist

Event

Location

Matt.

Mark

Luke

John

Latter-day Revelation

Event

Isaiah’s prophecy of John

Matt.

Matthew 3:3

Mark

Mark 1:2–3

Luke

Luke 3:4–6

John

John 1:23

Event

The beginning of John’s ministry

Location

Bethabara

Matt.

Matthew 3:1, 5–6

Mark

Mark 1:4

Luke

Luke 3:1–3

Latter-day Revelation

Doctrine and Covenants 35:4; 84:27–28

Event

Warning to Pharisees and Sadducees

Location

Bethabara

Matt.

Matthew 3:7–9

Luke

Luke 3:7–8

John

John 1:19–28

Event

Call to repentance

Location

Bethabara

Matt.

Matthew 3:8–12

Mark

Mark 1:4–8

Luke

Luke 3:8–18

Event

Baptism of Jesus

Location

Bethabara

Matt.

Matthew 3:13–17

Mark

Mark 1:9–11

Luke

Luke 3:21–22

John

John 1:31–34

Latter-day Revelation

1 Nephi 10:7–10; 2 Nephi 31:4–21

Event

Temptation of Jesus

Location

Judea

Matt.

Matthew 4:1–11

Mark

Mark 1:12–13

Luke

Luke 4:1–13

Latter-day Revelation

JST Matthew 4:1–10 (see Matthew 4 footnotes)

Event

John the Baptist’s testimony

Location

Bethabara

John

John 1:15–36

Latter-day Revelation

Doctrine and Covenants 93:6–18, 26

Event

John’s disciples follow Jesus

Location

Bethabara

John

John 1:35–51

Event

Jesus departs for Galilee

John

John 1:43