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John the Baptist

The immediate precursor or herald of Jesus. John identified Jesus as the Messianic Lamb of God and baptised him in the Jordan River. With prophetic power, John gave witness to Jesus by his preaching, by the baptism of conversion he announced, and finally by his martyrdom (523, 720).

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