Johnansweredthem saying,"I baptizein water,[but] amongyou standsOne whomyou do not know.
for Johnbaptizedwith water,but you will be baptizedwith the HolySpiritnot manydaysfrom now."
Johnansweredand saidto them all,"As for me, I baptizeyou with water;but One is comingwho is mightierthan I, and I amnot fitto untiethe thongof His sandals;He will baptizeyou with the HolySpiritand fire.
"I baptizedyou with water;but He will baptizeyou with the HolySpirit."
"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.
Sothey were sayingto Him, "Whereis Your Father?"Jesusanswered,"You knowneitherMe norMy Father;ifyou knew Me, you would knowMy Fatheralso."
Seehow greata lovethe Fatherhas bestowedon us, that we would be calledchildrenof God;and [such] we are. For thisreasonthe worlddoes not knowus, becauseit did not knowHim.
"And I rememberedthe wordof the Lord,howHe used to say,Johnbaptizedwith water,but you will be baptizedwith the HolySpirit.'
"O righteousFather,althoughthe worldhas not knownYou, yetI have knownYou; and thesehave knownthat You sentMe;
"Thisis eternallife,that they may knowYou, the onlytrue God,and JesusChristwhomYou have sent.
"These thingsthey will dobecausethey have not knownthe FatherorMe.
and they were being baptizedby him in the JordanRiver,as they confessedtheir sins.
Paulsaid,"Johnbaptizedwith the baptismof repentance,tellingthe peopleto believein Him who was comingafterhim, that is, in Jesus."
