and they were being baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.

John came baptizing in the wilderness and preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

I baptized you in water, but He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit."

And he went into all the surrounding region of the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins,

John answered, saying to all, "I indeed baptize you with water; but One mightier than I is coming, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire;

John answered them, saying, "I baptize with water, but there stands One among you whom you do not know.

I did not know Him, but He who sent me to baptize with water said to me, 'Upon whom you see the Spirit descending and abiding on Him, this is He who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.'

for John baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now."

And I remembered the word of the Lord, how He said, 'John indeed baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit.'

after John had first proclaimed before His coming, the baptism of repentance to Israel.

But Paul said, "John indeed baptized with a baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe in the One coming after him, that is, in Christ Jesus."

And he himself will go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, 'to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,' and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord."

John testified concerning Him and has cried out, saying, "This was He of whom I said, 'He who comes after me, has come to be before me, because He was before me.'"

John answered them, saying, "I baptize with water, but there stands One among you whom you do not know.

He is the [One] who comes after me, who has come to be before me, of whom I am not worthy that I should loose the strap of His sandal."

This is the [One] about whom I said, 'After me comes a Man who ranks before me, because He was before me.'

"And I have seen and have testified that this is the Son of God."

Now John also was baptizing in Aenon near Salem, because there was much water there. And they came and were baptized.

Then there came to be a dispute between John's disciples and a Jew about purification.

John answered and said, "A man can receive nothing unless it has been given to him from heaven.

"He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the voice of the bridegroom. Therefore my joy has been fulfilled.

He who comes from above is above all; he who is from the earth is earthly and speaks of the earth. He who comes from heaven is above all.

He who receives His testimony has certified that God is true.

The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into His hand.

And he was preaching, saying, "There comes One after me who is stronger than me, of whom I am not worthy to stoop down and to loose the strap of His sandal.

Then Jesus went with them. And when He was already not far away from the house, the centurion sent friends to Him, saying to Him, "Lord, do not trouble Yourself, for I am not worthy that You should enter under my roof.

Therefore I did not even consider myself worthy to come to You. But [just] say the word, and my servant shall be healed.

Now as John was finishing his course, he said, 'Whom do you suppose me to be? I am not He. But behold, there comes One after me, the sandal of whose feet I am not worthy to loosen.'

To me, the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, to preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,

Likewise, younger [people], subject yourselves to [the] elders. And all of you be subject to one another, and be clothed with humility, because "God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble."

For the Lord shall wash away the filth of the sons and daughters of Zion, and He shall purge out the blood from the midst of them, with the spirit of judgment, and the spirit of burning.

For I will give water to the thirsty that walk in a dry land; I will put My Spirit upon your seed, and My blessings upon your children;

And the deliverer shall come for Zion's sake, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob.

And this shall be My covenant with them, said the Lord; My Spirit which is upon you, and the words which I have put in your mouth, shall never fail from your mouth, nor from the mouth of your seed, for the Lord has spoken it, henceforth and forever!

And I will bring the third [part] through the fire, and I will try them as silver is tried, and I will prove them as gold is proved: they shall call upon My name, and I will hear them, and say, This is My people: and they shall say, The Lord is my God.

And who will abide the day of His coming? Or who will withstand at His appearing? For He is coming in as the fire of a furnace and as the herb of fullers.

And the sacrifice of Judah and Jerusalem shall be pleasing to the Lord, according to the former days, and according to the former years.

I baptized you in water, but He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit."

John answered, saying to all, "I indeed baptize you with water; but One mightier than I is coming, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire;

I did not know Him, but He who sent me to baptize with water said to me, 'Upon whom you see the Spirit descending and abiding on Him, this is He who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.'

for John baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now."

And suddenly a sound came out of heaven, as being borne along by a violent wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.

And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak in different languages, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

"And when I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them, as also on us in the beginning.

And I remembered the word of the Lord, how He said, 'John indeed baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit.'

For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body--whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free--and we were all given to drink into one Spirit.

For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.

There is neither Jew nor Greek, neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.