³⁰ John’s baptism—was it from heaven, or of human origin? Tell me!”

²⁴ Before the coming of Jesus, John preached repentance and baptism to all the people of Israel.^(A)

⁴ Paul said, “John’s baptism^(A) was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the one coming after him, that is, in Jesus.”^(B)