Atlas Biblica

    4 others in the registry answer to the name John. Every John in the Bible

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    John

    Ἰωάννης

    John the Baptist was a prophet who preached repentance and baptized many, including Jesus, preparing the way for the Messiah.

    IllustrationMatthew 3The image centers on Jesus receiving baptism from John in the Jordan, marked by the opened heavens, the dove-like descent of the Spirit, and the heavenly declaration.
    verses
    89
    first named
    Matthew 3:1
    last named
    Acts 19:4
    period
    the New Testament
    tribe
    Judah

    Description

    Who was John?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    John the Baptist was a significant figure in the New Testament who played a crucial role in preparing the way for Jesus Christ. He was the son of Zechariah and Elizabeth, born miraculously in their old age (Luk.1.13,60,63). John lived an ascetic life in the wilderness, wearing camel's hair and eating locusts and wild honey (Mat.3.4; Mrk.1.6).

    As a prophet, John preached a message of repentance and baptized people in the Jordan River (Mat.3.1; Mrk.1.4; Luk.3.2). He emphasized the importance of bearing fruit worthy of repentance (Mat.3.8) and warned of the coming judgment (Mat.3.10). Many people, including tax collectors and soldiers, came to be baptized by him (Luk.3.12,14).

    John's ministry reached its climax when Jesus came to be baptized by him (Mat.3.13-14; Mrk.1.9). John initially hesitated, recognizing Jesus' superiority, but Jesus insisted, and John baptized Him. This event marked the beginning of Jesus' public ministry.

    Later, John was imprisoned by Herod Antipas for criticizing Herod's marriage to his brother's wife (Mat.4.12; 14.3-4; Mrk.6.17-18; Luk.3.20). While in prison, John sent his disciples to ask Jesus if He was the Messiah (Mat.11.2-3; Luk.7.18-19). Jesus responded by pointing to His miracles and teachings, affirming His identity (Mat.11.4-6; Luk.7.22-23).

    Tragically, John was beheaded at the request of Herodias' daughter (Mat.14.8-10; Mrk.6.24-28). Jesus praised John as a great prophet and more than a prophet, the one who prepared the way for the Messiah (Mat.11.7-14; Luk.7.24-28).

    John's disciples continued to follow some of his practices even after his death, such as fasting (Mat.9.14; Mrk.2.18; Luk.5.33). Jesus spoke of John's greatness and his role in salvation history (Mat.11.11-13; Luk.16.16). The early Church recognized John as the forerunner of Christ, fulfilling the prophecies of Isaiah and Malachi (Mat.3.3; 11.10; Mrk.1.2; Luk.3.4-6; 7.27).

    Relations

    Direct connections

    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    How the graph connects John10 of 26 entities the graph connects to John, in 2 groups: kinship 1, events 9. Kinship, company and ground are stated relations; events counts the acts two entities stand in together and is not a relation. Each mark is sized by how many verses name that entity and labelled with the link and the count, so the grouping and the size are both readable without colour. Distance from the centre carries nothing.ZechariahChild of · 2 events · 9 versesKinshipJesus26 events · 1,160 versesLORD2 events · 1,004 versesJerusalem2 events · 888 versesComing1 event · 574 versesJordan5 events · 179 versesPharisee2 events · 96 versesElijah3 events · 92 versesBaptism3 events · 36 versesHerod8 events · 24 versesEventsJohn

    The 10 best-attested of 26 are drawn. All 26 are listed below.

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    Stands in the same events as

    and 23 more, ordered by how many events they share.

    Places

    Where this happens

    The places the claims about this person reach, drawn where the gazetteer locates them. A point is where a row puts them and never where tradition does; no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.

    Where the story of John happensAll 5 places the claims about John reach, on a map of the world the text moves through, framed to them: Jordan, Bethany, Jerusalem, Judea, Aenon. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer, sized by how many rows put John there. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.JordanBethanyJerusalemAenon
    the New TestamentAll 5 places the claims about John reach

    Read it

    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 89, across 5 books. The name is written 93 times in them.

    1. Matthew23 verses

      3:13:43:133:144:129:1411:211:411:711:1111:1211:1311:1814:214:314:414:814:1016:1417:1321:2521:2621:32

    2. Mark15 verses

      1:41:61:91:142:186:146:166:176:186:206:246:258:2811:3011:32

    3. Luke23 verses

      1:131:601:633:23:153:163:205:337:187:197:207:227:247:287:297:339:79:99:1911:116:1620:420:6

    4. John19 verses

      1:61:151:191:261:281:291:321:351:403:233:243:253:263:274:15:335:3610:4010:41

    5. Acts9 verses

      1:51:2210:3711:1613:2413:2518:2519:319:4

    Onward

    Where this page goes

    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Jesus’ coming and John’s baptism of Jesus, and 4 moreJesusThe Son of God and Savior of the world.via John’s baptism of People and Addressee and John’s baptism of Jesus, and 2 moreBaptismBaptism is a concept gathering 28 labelled instances in the text.via John’s baptism of People and Addressee and Jesus and John’s baptism of People and Jesus, and 1 moreJordanA river and region, significant in Israel's historyvia John and Child’s going before and John and Child’s making ready of People Prepared and WayLORDNames or title used to refer to Godvia Jesus’ coming, and 1 moreComingComing is a concept gathering 549 labelled instances in the text.via John’s baptizingBethanyVillage near Jerusalem, home of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus.via Jesus Gaining BaptizingDiscipleDisciple is a concept gathering 70 labelled instances in the text.via John and Child’s going beforeElijahA prophet during the reigns of Ahab and Ahaziah.via John TestimonyTestimonyTestimony is a concept gathering 45 labelled instances in the text.

    Where they appear

    Chapter by chapter

    Atlas's reading of each chapter this person appears in, in canonical order. One line per chapter, and each leads to the whole of it.

    11 more chapters, from Luke 1 to Acts 13

    Sources

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