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.
Mark 1:4 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) Yochanan came immersing in the wilderness and preaching the immersion of repentance for forgiveness of sins. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness (desert), preaching a baptism [obligating] repentance (a change of one's mind for the better, heartily amending one's ways, with abhorrence of his past sins) in order to obtain forgiveness of and release from sins. American Standard Version (1901) John came, who baptized in the wilderness and preached the baptism of repentance unto remission of sins. Common English Bible John the Baptist was in the wilderness calling for people to be baptized to show that they were changing their hearts and lives and wanted God to forgive their sins. Catholic Public Domain Version John was in the desert, baptizing and preaching a baptism of repentance, as a remission of sins. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version John was in the desert baptizing, and preaching the baptism of penance, unto remission of sins. |
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.
All the country of Yehudah and all those of Yerushalayim went out to him. They were immersed by him in the Yarden river, confessing their sins.
to give knowledge of salvation to his people by the remission of their sins,
Yochanan also was immersing in Einayim near Shalem, because there was much water there. They came, and were immersed.
that spoken word you yourselves know, which was proclaimed throughout all Yehudah, beginning from the Galil, after the immersion which Yochanan preached;
Now why do you wait? Arise, be immersed, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.'