Cross references

Acts 19:4

Paul explained: “John’s baptism was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the One coming after him, that is, in Jesus.”

Acts 19:4 BSB

Acts 19:4 has 15 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 8 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to John 1:29–34 (6 votes) and Acts 1:5 (6 votes). 26 other verses point back to it. It links with 10 other books, from Malachi 3 to Revelation 1.

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Which verses does Acts 19:4 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! This is He of whom I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.’ …

  2. Acts 1:56 votes

    For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.”

  3. Acts 11:166 votes

    Then I remembered the word of the Lord, how He said, ‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’

  4. John answered all of them: “I baptize you with water, but One more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather the wheat into His barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.” …

  5. John 1:74 votes

    He came as a witness to testify about the Light, so that through him everyone might believe.

  6. John 1:274 votes

    He is the One who comes after me, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.”

  7. You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but am sent ahead of Him.’ The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom stands and listens for him, and is overjoyed to hear the bridegroom’s voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete. …

  8. From the descendants of this man, God has brought to Israel the Savior Jesus, as He promised. Before the arrival of Jesus, John preached a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel. …

  9. I baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come One more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”

  10. to ask Him, “Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?” Jesus replied, “Go back and report to John what you hear and see: …

  11. John 1:153 votes

Which verses point to Acts 19:4?

The 10 strongest of 26.