11 “I baptize you with[a] water for repentance,[b](A) but the One who is coming after me is more powerful than I. I am not worthy to remove[c] His sandals. He Himself will baptize you with[d] the Holy Spirit and fire.(B)

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  2. Matthew 3:11 Baptism was the means by which repentance was expressed publicly.
  3. Matthew 3:11 Or to carry
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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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11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance. but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:

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He was preaching: “Someone more powerful(A) than I will come after me.(B) I am not worthy(C) to stoop down and untie the strap of His sandals.(D)

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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)

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And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.

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16 John answered them all,(A) “I baptize you with[a] water, but One is coming who is more powerful than I. I am not worthy to untie the strap of His sandals. He will baptize you with[b] 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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16 John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:

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20 He did not refuse to answer, but he declared: “I am not the Messiah.”(A)

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20 He did not fail to confess, but confessed freely, “I am not the Messiah.”(A)

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20 And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.

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27 He is the One coming after me,[a](A) whose sandal strap I’m not worthy to untie.”

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  1. John 1:27 Other mss add who came before me

27 He is the one who comes after me,(A) the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.”(B)

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27 He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe's latchet I am not worthy to unloose.

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24 But I count my life of no value to myself, so that I may finish my course[a] and the ministry(A) I received from the Lord Jesus,(B) to testify to the gospel of God’s grace.

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  1. Acts 20:24 Other mss add with joy

24 However, I consider my life worth nothing to me;(A) my only aim is to finish the race(B) and complete the task(C) the Lord Jesus has given me(D)—the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.(E)

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24 But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

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