4 others in the registry answer to the name John. Every John in the Bible
person
John
Ἰωάννης
- verses
- 89
- first named
- Matthew 3:1
- last named
- Acts 19:4
- period
- the New Testament
- tribe
- Judah
Description
Who was John?
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.
The 10 best-attested of 13 are drawn. All 13 are listed below.
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.
The pattern
Where John is named
Every book of the corpus in the order it is read, each as wide as the chapters it holds. A bar is the verses of that book which write the name, and the flat stretches are as much of the answer as the bars.
89 verses across 5 of 66 books; 61 write the name nowhere. Named in Matthew (23), Mark (15), Luke (23), John (19) and Acts (9).
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.
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
Mark15 verses
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
John19 verses
1:61:151:191:261:281:291:321:351:403:233:243:253:263:274:15:335:3610:4010:41
Acts9 verses
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.
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.
- Matthew 3John came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, baptized people in the Jordan, and challenged the Pharisees and Sadducees.
- Matthew 4John is imprisoned, and Jesus withdraws to Galilee when He hears it.
- Matthew 11John hears in prison about Christ’s works and sends his disciples to ask whether Jesus is the One who was to come.
- Matthew 14John told Herod that taking Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, was not lawful, and his disciples later buried him.
- Matthew 17John the Baptist is the one Jesus identifies as the Elijah who has already come.
- Matthew 21John’s baptism became the question the chief priests and elders could not safely answer.
- Mark 1John appeared in the wilderness preaching repentance, baptizing in the Jordan, and announcing One more powerful than himself.
- Mark 6John told Herod that taking his brother’s wife was unlawful, and his disciples later placed his body in a tomb.
11 more chapters, from Luke 1 to Acts 13
- Luke 1John is promised before his birth, named at his circumcision, and grows strong in the wilderness.
- Luke 3John preached baptism, repentance, and forgiveness around the Jordan, then rebuked Herod and was locked up in prison.
- Luke 7John sends two disciples to ask Jesus whether He is the one who was to come.
- Luke 11John taught his disciples to pray.
- Luke 20John’s baptism became the question that left the chief priests, scribes, and elders unable to answer.
- John 1John testified about the Light, baptised with water, identified Jesus, and sent two of his disciples after Him.
- John 3John baptizes near Salim, answers his disciples’ concern about Jesus, and rejoices as the bridegroom’s friend.
- John 5John testified to the truth and shone for a season like a lamp.
- John 10John had never performed a sign, yet many said everything he said about Jesus was true.
- Acts 10John proclaimed the baptism with which the events in Judea began.
- Acts 13John helped Barnabas and Saul until he left them at Perga and returned to Jerusalem.
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