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John the Baptist prepares the way

Luke 3:1–20·Matthew 3:1–12·Mark 1:1–8·John 1:19–28

In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar—when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and Traconitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene—

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John the Baptist prepares the way – Luke 3:1–20; Matthew 3:1–12; Mark 1:1–8; John 1:19–28
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John the Baptist – Doll 23

John the Baptist

Doll 23
Pharisees/Sadducees – Doll 19

Pharisees/Sadducees

Doll 19
tax collectors – Doll 18

tax collectors

Doll 18
soldiers – Doll 33

soldiers

Doll 33
priest – Doll 21

priest

Doll 21
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