‘I baptise you with water for repentance, but the one who is coming after me is more powerful than I. I am not worthy to remove his sandals. He himself will baptise you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
Mark 1:7 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised He proclaimed, ‘One who is more powerful than I am is coming after me. I am not worthy to stoop down and untie the strap of his sandals. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And he preached, saying, After me comes He Who is stronger (more powerful and more valiant) than I, the strap of Whose sandals I am not worthy or fit to stoop down and unloose. American Standard Version (1901) And he preached, saying, There cometh after me he that is mightier than I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose. Common English Bible He announced, “One stronger than I am is coming after me. I’m not even worthy to bend over and loosen the strap of his sandals. Catholic Public Domain Version And he preached, saying: "A stronger one comes after me. I am not worthy to reach down and loosen the laces of his shoes. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he preached, saying: There cometh after me one mightier than I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and loose. |
‘I baptise you with water for repentance, but the one who is coming after me is more powerful than I. I am not worthy to remove his sandals. He himself will baptise you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
But John tried to stop him, saying, ‘I need to be baptised by you, and yet you come to me? ’
John wore a camel-hair garment with a leather belt round his waist and ate locusts and wild honey.
I baptise you with water, but he will baptise you with the Holy Spirit.’
John answered them all, ‘I baptise you with water, but one who is more powerful than I am is coming. I am not worthy to untie the strap of his sandals. He will baptise you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
He is the one coming after me, , whose sandal strap I’m not worthy to untie.’
Now as John was completing his mission, he said, “Who do you think I am? I am not the one. But one is coming after me, and I am not worthy to untie the sandals on his feet.”
Paul said, ‘John baptised with a baptism of repentance, telling the people that they should believe in the one who would come after him, that is, in Jesus.’
She stood up, paid homage with her face to the ground, and said, ‘Here I am, your servant, a slave to wash the feet of my lord’s servants.’