I indeed immerse you in water for repentance, but he who comes after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to carry. He will immerse you in the Holy Spirit.
Acts 13:25 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) As Yochanan was fulfilling his course, he said, 'What do you suppose that I am? I am not he. But behold, one comes after me the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to untie.' Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Whom think ye that I am? I am not he. But, behold, there cometh one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And as John was ending his course, he asked, What or who do you secretly think that I am? I am not He [the Christ. No], but note that after me One is coming, the sandals of Whose feet I am not worthy to untie! American Standard Version (1901) And as John was fulfilling his course, he said, What suppose ye that I am? I am not he. But behold, there cometh one after me the shoes of whose feet I am not worthy to unloose. Common English Bible As John was completing his mission, he said, ‘Who do you think I am? I’m not the one you think I am, but he is coming after me. I’m not worthy to loosen his sandals.’ Catholic Public Domain Version Then, when John completed his course, he was saying: 'I am not the one you consider me to be. For behold, one arrives after me, the shoes of whose feet I am not worthy to loosen.' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when John was fulfilling his course, he said: I am not he, whom you think me to be: but behold, there cometh one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose. |
I indeed immerse you in water for repentance, but he who comes after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to carry. He will immerse you in the Holy Spirit.
He preached, saying, *After me comes he who is mightier than I, the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and loosen.
The next day, he saw Yeshua coming to him, and said, *Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
and he looked at Yeshua as he walked, and said, *Behold, the Lamb of God!*
Yeshua said to them, *My food is to do the will of him who sent me, and to accomplish his work.
He who speaks from himself seeks his own glory, but he who seeks the glory of him who sent him is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.
For David, after he had in his own generation served the counsel of God, fell asleep, and was laid with his fathers, and saw decay.
Sha'ul said, *Yochanan indeed immersed with the immersion of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe in the one who would come after him, that is, in Yeshua.*
But these things don't count; nor do I hold my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Yeshua, to fully testify to the Good News of the grace of God.
For we don't preach ourselves, but Messiah Yeshua as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Yeshua's sake;
I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith.
When they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up out of the abyss will make war with them, and overcome them, and kill them.