‘I baptise you with water for repentance. But after me comes one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptise you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
Mark 1:4 - New International Version (Anglicised) And so John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the 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 baptise you with water for repentance. But after me comes one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptise you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
Confessing their sins, they were baptised by him in the River Jordan.
The whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem went out to him. Confessing their sins, they were baptised by him in the River Jordan.
to give his people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,
Now John also was baptising at Aenon near Salim, because there was plenty of water, and people were coming and being baptised.
You know what has happened throughout the province of Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John preached –
And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptised and wash your sins away, calling on his name.”