“I baptize you with water for repentance, but the one who is coming after me is more powerful than I, and I am not worthy to carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
Mark 1:4 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 so John the baptizer appeared in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness (desert), preaching a baptism [obligating] repentance (a change of one's mind for the better, heartily amending one's ways, with abhorrence of his past sins) in order to obtain forgiveness of and release from sins. American Standard Version (1901) John came, who baptized in the wilderness and preached the baptism of repentance unto remission of sins. Common English Bible John the Baptist was in the wilderness calling for people to be baptized to show that they were changing their hearts and lives and wanted God to forgive their sins. Catholic Public Domain Version John was in the desert, baptizing and preaching a baptism of repentance, as a remission of sins. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version John was in the desert baptizing, and preaching the baptism of penance, unto remission of sins. |
“I baptize you with water for repentance, but the one who is coming after me is more powerful than I, and I am not worthy to carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
and they were baptized by him in the River Jordan, confessing their sins.
And the whole Judean region and all the people of Jerusalem were going out to him and were baptized by him in the River Jordan, confessing their sins.
to give his people knowledge of salvation by the forgiveness of their sins.
John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim because water was abundant there, and people kept coming and were being baptized.
That message spread throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John announced:
And now why do you delay? Get up, be baptized, and have your sins washed away, calling on his name.’