I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but He that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: He shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire: |
I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. |
“As for me, I baptize you with water for repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, and I am not fit to remove His sandals; He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. |
“I baptize you with (in) water for repentance. But after me will come one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not fit to carry. |
I indeed baptize you in (with) water because of repentance [that is, because of your changing your minds for the better, heartily amending your ways, with abhorrence of your past sins]. But He Who is coming after me is mightier than I, Whose sandals I am not worthy or fit to take off or carry; He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. |
As for myself, I indeed immerse you in water because of repentance. But He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He Himself will baptize you in the sphere of and by means of the Holy Spirit and fire, |
It is true that I baptise you with water as a sign of your repentance, but the one who follows me is far stronger than I am – indeed, I am not fit to carry His shoes. He will baptise you with the fire of the Holy Spirit. |
I am baptizing you in water to picture your repentance. But He that is coming after me is stronger than I am, and I am not fit to carry His shoes. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in fire; |
I 1473 indeed 3303 baptize 907 you 5209 with 1722 water 5204 unto 1519 repentance: 3341 but 1161 He that cometh 2064 after 3694 me 3450 is 2076 mightier 2478 than I, 3450 whose 3739 shoes 5266 I am 1510 not 3756 worthy 2425 to bear: 941 He 846 shall baptize 907 you 5209 with 1722 the Holy 40 Ghost, 4151 and 2532 with fire: 4442 |
- No cross references or parallel passage have been cited for this verse.
- A Voice in the Wilderness; Men Called Him Master - Elwyn Allen Smith In the first chapter of this excellent novelization of the gospels, John and Andrew are with the Baptizer.
- Why Waiting Meetings Are Profitable To Evil Spirits; War On the Saints - Jesse Penn-Lewis Meetings for “waiting for the Spirit” until He descends in some manifested way has been so profitable to deceiving spirits because they are not in accord with the written Word.