Acts 19:4 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

⁴ Paul [then] said, “John immersed people who [demonstrated their] repentance, telling them they must believe in Jesus, the One who would come after him.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴ Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ And Paul said, John baptized with the baptism of repentance, continually telling the people that they should believe in the One Who was to come after him, that is, in Jesus [having a conviction full of joyful trust that He is Christ, the Messiah, and being obedient to Him].

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴ And Paul said, John baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people that they should believe on him that should come after him, that is, on Jesus.

Common English Bible

⁴ Paul explained, “John baptized with a baptism by which people showed they were changing their hearts and lives. It was a baptism that told people about the one who was coming after him. This is the one in whom they were to believe. This one is Jesus.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ Then Paul said: "John baptized the people with the baptism of repentance, saying that they should believe in the One who is to come after him, that is, in Jesus."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁴ Then Paul said: John baptized the people with the baptism of penance, saying: That they should believe in him who was to come after him, that is to say, in Jesus.

Acts 19:4 Cross References

John 1:15

John gave testimony about Jesus, shouting out, ”This person is the one about whom I said, ‘He who will come after me ranks above me because He existed before me.’”

John 1:26

So, John answered them, saying, “I am immersing people in water, but there is Someone among you whom you do not recognize.

John 1:27

He is the One who will follow my ministry; [and] I do not deserve to untie his sandal lace.”

John 1:7

He came to be a witness, so that he might testify concerning that Light, so that all people would believe [in Jesus] through him [i.e., through his testimony. See Acts 19:4].

Acts 1:5

[Jesus then said,] “For John immersed you [men] in water but [this time] you will be immersed in the Holy Spirit, and [it will happen] in just a few more days.” [See Matt. 3:11].

Acts 11:16

Then I remembered what the Lord had said [See 1:4-5]: ‘John immersed you [people] in water but you [apostles] will be immersed in the Holy Spirit.’