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

“John’s baptism,” they replied.

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)

² instruction about cleansing rites,^[a](A) the laying on of hands,^(B) the resurrection of the dead,^(C) and eternal judgment.

²⁴ Before the coming of Jesus, John preached repentance and baptism to all the people of Israel.^{(A) 25} As John was completing his work,^(B) he said: ‘Who do you suppose I am? I am not the one you are looking for.^(C) But there is one coming after me whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.’^(D)