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John the Baptist Coloring Pages

John the Baptist prepared people to listen to Jesus.

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Jesus approaches John the Baptist at the Jordan River in a peaceful riverbank scene.

Jesus Comes to the Jordan

Matthew 3:13-17

Jesus steps toward a lakeshore as a large crowd gathers around him, illustrating Mark 5:21.

Jesus Returns to the Shore

Mark 5:21-43

Jesus on a high mountain with his face shining like the sun and clothing white as light before Peter, James, and John.

Jesus Shines with Glory

Matthew 17:1-13

Peter and John follow an unnamed man carrying a jar of water to a furnished upper room where they prepare the Passover meal at a table.

Preparing the Passover Meal

Luke 22:7-23

Peter reaches with his right hand to help a man unable to walk from birth rise at the Beautiful Gate, while John stands nearby; the man begins walking and praising God.

Peter Helps the Man Stand

Acts 3:1-26

Jesus and John the Baptist having a respectful conversation beside the Jordan River before Jesus’ baptism.

A Respectful Conversation

Matthew 3:13-17

Jairus, a synagogue leader, asks Jesus to come because his twelve-year-old daughter is near death, while Jesus and the crowd begin traveling toward Jairus’s house.

Jairus Asks Jesus for Help

Mark 5:21-43

Jesus stands radiantly on a high mountain while Moses and Elijah speak with him, as Peter, James, and John observe.

Moses and Elijah Speak with Jesus

Matthew 17:1-13

Jesus sharing the Passover meal with the apostles at a table, based on Luke 22:14-16.

Jesus Shares the Passover

Luke 22:7-23

The healed man enters the temple with Peter and John, walking, leaping, and praising God.

Walking Into the Temple

Acts 3:1-26

Jesus and John the Baptist stand together at the Jordan River as John permits Jesus to be baptized, with water visible.

John Permits the Baptism

Matthew 3:13-17

An illustration concept from Mark 5:25–34 showing an unnamed woman reaching to touch Jesus’ clothing within a crowd as Jesus turns to speak with her.

A Woman Touches Jesus’ Clothing

Mark 5:21-43

Jesus, Moses, Elijah, Peter, James, and John on a high mountain as Peter offers three proposed shelters during the Transfiguration.

Peter Offers Three Shelters

Matthew 17:1-13

Jesus gives thanks for a cup and tells the apostles to divide it among themselves during the Passover meal, as described in Luke 22:17–18.

The Cup Shared Among Them

Luke 22:7-23

The healed man holds on to Peter and John at Solomon’s Portico while people in the temple recognize him and respond with wonder.

The People Are Amazed

Acts 3:1-26

Jesus comes up from the water after being baptized; the heavens are opened, and the Spirit of God descends like a dove and rests on him.

Jesus Comes Up from the Water

Matthew 3:13-17

Jesus and Jairus travel toward Jairus’s house as messengers arrive with a sad report, and Jesus encourages Jairus not to fear but to believe.

Jesus Encourages Jairus

Mark 5:21-43

Jesus, Peter, James, John, Moses, and Elijah gathered on a high mountain as a bright cloud overshadows them during the Transfiguration.

Listen to Jesus

Matthew 17:1-13

Jesus gives thanks, breaks bread, and gives it to the apostles at the Passover table, telling them to remember him.

Bread to Remember Jesus

Luke 22:7-23

Peter addresses the people at Solomon’s Portico with John beside him, explaining that the man’s healing came through Jesus’ name rather than Peter’s power.

Not Our Own Power

Acts 3:1-26

Jesus stands at the Jordan beneath the opened heavens as the Spirit of God descends like a dove and comes to rest on him.

The Spirit Descends Peacefully

Matthew 3:13-17

Jesus enters Jairus’s house with Jairus, Jairus’s wife, Peter, James, and John while mourners and people at the house are sent outside.

Jesus Enters Jairus’s House

Mark 5:21-43

Jesus reaches down to comfort Peter, James, and John after they fall facedown beneath a bright cloud on a high mountain.

Jesus Says, “Do Not Be Afraid”

Matthew 17:1-13

Jesus holding a cup at the table with the apostles after the Passover meal, as they respond to his words about the new covenant and an unnamed betrayer.

The Cup and Troubled Questions

Luke 22:7-23

Peter speaking to people at Solomon’s Portico and inviting them to repent and turn back to God.

Peter Calls People to Turn Back

Acts 3:1-26

Jesus beneath the opened heavens after baptism, with a voice from heaven declaring him God’s beloved Son.

A Voice from Heaven

Matthew 3:13-17

Illustration concept of Jesus taking Jairus’s daughter by the hand and telling her to get up inside Jairus’s house, with her parents and Peter, James, and John present and food nearby.

Little Girl, Get Up

Mark 5:21-43

Jesus leads Peter, James, and John down a mountain path and instructs them not to tell anyone about the vision until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.

Keeping the Vision Private

Matthew 17:1-13

Peter raises a man unable to walk from birth by the right hand at the Beautiful Gate of the temple while John stands nearby.

Hope in Jesus’ Name

Acts 3:1-26

Jesus has come up from the Jordan after baptism as the heavens open and the Spirit of God descends like a dove to rest on him; John the Baptist may be nearby.

Jesus, the Opened Heavens, and the Spirit

Matthew 3:13-17

Jesus walking down a mountain with Peter, James, and John while explaining their question about Elijah.

Understanding Jesus’ Teaching

Matthew 17:1-13

Peter speaking to the people at Solomon’s Portico about God’s promises and turning away from wickedness.

God’s Blessing and a New Direction

Acts 3:1-26

Jesus at the Jordan River beneath opened heavens as a voice from heaven declares him God’s beloved Son and expresses God’s pleasure in him.

God’s Loving Declaration

Matthew 3:13-17