11 (A)I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. (B)He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit [a]and fire.

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  1. Matthew 3:11 M omits and fire

11 “I baptize you with[a] water for repentance.(A) But after me comes one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with[b] the Holy Spirit(B) and fire.(C)

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  1. Matthew 3:11 Or in
  2. Matthew 3:11 Or in

(A)for John truly baptized with water, (B)but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”

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For John baptized with[a] water,(A) but in a few days you will be baptized with[b] the Holy Spirit.”(B)

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  1. Acts 1:5 Or in
  2. Acts 1:5 Or in

When (A)the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and purged the [a]blood of Jerusalem from her midst, by the spirit of judgment and by the spirit of burning,

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  1. Isaiah 4:4 bloodshed

The Lord will wash away the filth(A) of the women of Zion;(B) he will cleanse(C) the bloodstains(D) from Jerusalem by a spirit[a] of judgment(E) and a spirit[b] of fire.(F)

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  1. Isaiah 4:4 Or the Spirit
  2. Isaiah 4:4 Or the Spirit

16 John answered, saying to all, (A)“I indeed baptize you with water; but One mightier than I is coming, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose. He will (B)baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

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16 John answered them all, “I baptize you with[a] water.(A) But one who is more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with[b] the Holy Spirit and fire.(B)

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  1. Luke 3:16 Or in
  2. Luke 3:16 Or in

I will bring the one-third (A)through the fire,
Will (B)refine them as silver is refined,
And test them as gold is tested.
(C)They will call on My name,
And I will answer them.
(D)I will say, ‘This is My people’;
And each one will say, ‘The Lord is my God.’ ”

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This third I will put into the fire;(A)
    I will refine them like silver(B)
    and test them like gold.(C)
They will call(D) on my name(E)
    and I will answer(F) them;
I will say, ‘They are my people,’(G)
    and they will say, ‘The Lord is our God.(H)’”

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And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and (A)it filled the whole house where they were sitting. Then there appeared to them [a]divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them. And (B)they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began (C)to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

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  1. Acts 2:3 Or tongues as of fire, distributed and resting on each

Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.(A) They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit(B) and began to speak in other tongues[a](C) as the Spirit enabled them.

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  1. Acts 2:4 Or languages; also in verse 11

“But who can endure (A)the day of His coming?
And (B)who can stand when He appears?
For (C)He is like a refiner’s fire
And like launderers’ soap.
(D)He will sit as a refiner and a purifier of silver;
He will purify the sons of Levi,
And [a]purge them as gold and silver,
That they may (E)offer to the Lord
An offering in righteousness.

“Then (F)the offering of Judah and Jerusalem
Will be [b]pleasant to the Lord,
As in the days of old,
As in former years.

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  1. Malachi 3:3 Or refine
  2. Malachi 3:4 pleasing

But who can endure(A) the day of his coming?(B) Who can stand(C) when he appears? For he will be like a refiner’s fire(D) or a launderer’s soap.(E) He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver;(F) he will purify(G) the Levites and refine them like gold and silver.(H) Then the Lord will have men who will bring offerings in righteousness,(I) and the offerings(J) of Judah and Jerusalem will be acceptable to the Lord, as in days gone by, as in former years.(K)

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(A)not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through (B)the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit,

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he saved us,(A) not because of righteous things we had done,(B) but because of his mercy.(C) He saved us through the washing(D) of rebirth and renewal(E) by the Holy Spirit,

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15 And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them, (A)as upon us at the beginning. 16 Then I remembered the word of the Lord, how He said, (B)‘John indeed baptized with water, but (C)you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’

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15 “As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit came on(A) them as he had come on us at the beginning.(B) 16 Then I remembered what the Lord had said: ‘John baptized with[a] water,(C) but you will be baptized with[b] the Holy Spirit.’(D)

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  1. Acts 11:16 Or in
  2. Acts 11:16 Or in

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.”

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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)

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  1. Mark 1:8 Or in
  2. Mark 1:8 Or in

26 John answered them, saying, (A)“I baptize with water, (B)but there stands One among you whom you do not know. 27 (C)It is He who, coming after me, [a]is preferred before me, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose.”

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  1. John 1:27 ranks higher than I

26 “I baptize with[a] water,”(A) John replied, “but among you stands one you do not know. 27 He is the one who comes after me,(B) the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.”(C)

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  1. John 1:26 Or in; also in verses 31 and 33 (twice)

13 For (A)by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—(B)whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free—and (C)have all been made to drink [a]into one Spirit.

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  1. 1 Corinthians 12:13 NU omits into

13 For we were all baptized(A) by[a] one Spirit(B) so as to form one body—whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free(C)—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink.(D)

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  1. 1 Corinthians 12:13 Or with; or in

(A)and were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.

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Confessing their sins, they were baptized(A) by him in the Jordan River.

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