“As for me, I immerse you in water for repentance. But the One coming after me is mightier than I am; I am not worthy to carry His sandals. He will immerse you in the Ruach ha-Kodesh and fire.
John 1:26 - Tree of Life Version “I immerse in water,” John answered. “Among you stands One you do not know, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition John answered them, I [only] baptize in (with) water. Among you there stands One Whom you do not recognize and with Whom you are not acquainted and of Whom you know nothing. [Mal. 3:1.] American Standard Version (1901) John answered them, saying, I baptize in water: in the midst of you standeth one whom ye know not, Common English Bible John answered, “I baptize with water. Someone greater stands among you, whom you don’t recognize. Catholic Public Domain Version John answered them by saying: "I baptize with water. But in your midst stands one, whom you do not know. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version John answered them, saying: I baptize with water; but there hath stood one in the midst of you, whom you know not. |
“As for me, I immerse you in water for repentance. But the One coming after me is mightier than I am; I am not worthy to carry His sandals. He will immerse you in the Ruach ha-Kodesh and fire.
Confessing their sins, they were being immersed by him in the Jordan River.
I immersed you with water, but He will immerse you in the Ruach ha-Kodesh.”
John answered them all, saying, “As for me, I immerse you with water. But One is coming who is mightier than I am; I am not worthy to untie the strap of His sandals! He will immerse you in the Ruach ha-Kodesh and fire.
They will do these things because they have never known the Father or Me.
Righteous Father, the world did not know You, but I knew You; and these knew that You sent Me.
And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Yeshua the Messiah, the One You sent.
Then they said to Him, “Where is your Father?” Yeshua answered, “You know neither Me nor My Father. If you knew Me, you would also know My Father.”
For John immersed with water, but you will be immersed in the Ruach ha-Kodesh not many days from now.”
And I remembered the word of the Lord, how He used to say, ‘John immersed with water, but you will be immersed in the Ruach ha-Kodesh.’
Paul said, “John immersed with an immersion of repentance, telling the people that they should believe in the One coming after him—that is, in Yeshua.”
See how glorious a love the Father has given us, that we should be called God’s children—and so we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him.