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Probably because he was not really the cousin of Jesus. It is only in Luke's Gospel that we are told they were related, because John's mother Elizabeth was the cousin of Mary, the mother of Jesus. However, Uta Ranke-Heinemann (Putting Away Childish Things) says that Elizabeth was a literary creation by the author of Luke's Gospel. So, on the scholarly view, John and Jesus were not cousins.
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∙ 14y agoThat they were cousins is true, but as their relationship has no bearing upon their responsibilities, it is of a minor consequence.
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∙ 11y agoMary, Jesus' mother, was the cousin of Elizabeth, John's mother. So basically Jesus and John were cousins too. It says this in Luke 1:36
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At the Jordan River what did John the Baptist call Jesus?
John the baptist was his cousin. Although there was an other John people think he is the cousin of Jesus but he was not, but he was a deciple.
Who babtised Jesus?
his brother john. A: Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist, who was His cousin.
Who was the name of the person who baptized Jesus?
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No. John the baptist was Jesus' cousin but he was never one of Jesus' disciples. John continued calling people to repentance until his imprisonment and death which are early on in the gospel accounts.
Was Our Lord's cousin?
If your question is asking "Who"? was our Lord's cousin, then the answer is John the Baptist. In Luke 1:36, Mary, the mother of Jesus and Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist, were relatives - cousins, therefore Jesus and John the Baptist were 2nd cousins.
Was John the Baptist a shepherd?
No, he was a preacher and cousin to Jesus.
Was the John the Baptist a Hebrew?
Yes, John the Baptist was Jewish. He was Jesus cousin. They were both Jewish.
Why did John the Baptist surpass all the prophet?
Because he was Jesus' cousin ?
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I believe with John The Baptist cousin of Jesus.
Where were Jesus Baptized?
He was baptised in the Jordan River by his cousin, John the Baptist.
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John the Baptist, the cousin of Jesus.
