And he preached, saying, (A)“There comes One after me who is mightier than I, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to stoop down and loose. (B)I indeed baptized you with water, but He will baptize you (C)with the Holy Spirit.”

John Baptizes Jesus(D)

(E)It came to pass in those days that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized by John in the Jordan.

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And this was his message: “After me comes the one more powerful than I, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.(A) I baptize you with[a] water, but he will baptize you with[b] the Holy Spirit.”(B)

The Baptism and Testing of Jesus(C)(D)

At that time Jesus came from Nazareth(E) in Galilee and was baptized by John(F) in the Jordan.

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Footnotes

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