³² For John came to you to show you the way of righteousness,^(A) and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors^(B) and the prostitutes^(C) did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent^(D) and believe him.

¹² Even tax collectors came to be baptized.^(A) “Teacher,” they asked, “what should we do?”

²⁵ He had been instructed in the way of the Lord, and he spoke with great fervor^[a](A) and taught about Jesus accurately, though he knew only the baptism of John.^(B)

³ So Paul asked, “Then what baptism did you receive?”

“John’s baptism,” they replied.