Jesus replies that he must "be in his father's house" (). The Synoptic accounts of Jesus' baptism are all preceded by information about John the Baptist. They show John preaching penance and repentance for the remission of sins and encouraging the giving of alms to the poor () as he baptizes people in the area of the Jordan River around Perea and foretells () the arrival of someone "more powerful" than he. Later, Jesus identifies John as "the Elijah who was to come" (, ), the prophet who was expected to arrive before the "great and terrible day of the Lord"
St. John the Baptist Harrison also the only parish in Hamilton County, Ohio that is west of the Great Miami River. St. John the Baptist Harrison St. John the Baptist Harrison is a Roman Catholic parish and school located in Harrison, Ohio which is west of Cincinnati, Ohio. There are 305 students in the school from preschool through eighth grade. The athletic nickname for the school is the Jaguars. The official colors are red and black. The parish is seen to be established in 1851. During the 1970s, the demographics of Harrison began to change dramatically with the completion of I-74 and the I-275 loop