John came baptizing in the wilderness and preaching a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.
Now John also was baptizing in Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there. And they came and were baptized.
and were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.
To give knowledge of salvation to His people By the remission of their sins,
And now why are you waiting? Arise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.’
that word you know, which was proclaimed throughout all Judea, and began from Galilee after the baptism which John preached:
I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
Then all the land of Judea, and those from Jerusalem, went out to him and were all baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.