As they wentalongthe roadthey cameto somewater;and the eunuchsaid,"Look!Water!Whatpreventsme from being baptized?"
"Then I will sprinklecleanwateron you, and you will be clean;I will cleanseyou from allyour filthinessand from allyour idols.
"As for me, I baptizeyou with waterfor repentance,but He who is comingafterme is mightierthan I, and I amnot fitto removeHis sandals;He will baptizeyou with the HolySpiritand fire.
and they were being baptizedby him in the JordanRiver,as they confessedtheir sins.
Johnalsowas baptizingin AenonnearSalim,becausethere was muchwaterthere;and [people] were comingand were being baptized--
Jesusanswered,"Truly,truly,I sayto you, unlessoneis bornof waterand the Spirithe cannotenterinto the kingdomof God.
"Surely noonecanrefusethe waterfor theseto be baptizedwhohave receivedthe HolySpiritjustas we [did], can he?"
[And Philipsaid,"Ifyou believewith allyour heart,you may."And he answeredand said,"I believethat JesusChristis the Sonof God.]"
Thisis the One who cameby waterand blood,JesusChrist;not with the wateronly,but with the waterand with the blood.It is the Spiritwho testifies,becausethe Spiritis the truth.
