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I’ve washed you here through baptism[a] with water; but when He gets here, He will wash[b] you in the Spirit of God.

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  1. 1:8 Literally, immersed, to show repentance
  2. 1:8 Literally, immerse, in a rite of initiation and purification

11 I ritually cleanse you through baptism[a] as a mark of turning your life around. But someone is coming after me, someone whose sandals I am not fit to carry, someone who is more powerful than I. He will wash[b] you not in water but in fire and with the Holy Spirit.

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  1. 3:11 Literally, immerse, to show repentance
  2. 3:11 Literally, immerse, in a rite of initiation and purification

John the Baptist: 16 I baptize[a] you with water, but One is coming—One far more powerful than I, One whose sandals I am not worthy to untie—who will baptize[b] you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.

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  1. 3:16 Literally, immerse, to show repentance
  2. 3:16 Literally, immerse, to show repentance

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