⁴John came baptizing^F^k in the wilderness^l and proclaiming a baptism of repentance^m for the forgivenessⁿ of sins.^o ⁵The whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem^p were going out to him, and they were baptized by him in the Jordan^q River, confessing^r their sins.^s ⁶John wore a camel-hair garment with a leather belt around his waist and ate locusts^t and wild honey.^u

⁷He proclaimed, “One who is more powerful^v than I am is coming after me.^w I am not worthy^x to stoop down and untie the strap of his sandals.^y ⁸I baptize you with^G water,^z but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”^aa

THE BAPTISM OF JESUS

⁹In^ab those days Jesus came from Nazareth^ac in Galilee^ad and was baptized in the Jordan by John. ¹⁰As soon as he came up out of the water, he saw the heavens^ae being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. ¹¹And a voice^af came from heaven:^ag “You are my beloved^ah Son;^ai with you I am well-pleased.”^aj

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Footnotes

ASome omit the Son of God
BOther read in the prophets
COther add before you
FOr John the Baptist came
GOr in

Cross references

a Jn 1:1; Php 4:15
b Mt 3:1–12; Lk 3:1–18
c Jn 5:19; Heb 1:2
d Mt 3:3; 4:14; 12:17
e Lk 16:29
f Mt 13:49
D Mal 3:1
g Mal 3:1
h Jn 1:23
i Lk 10:1; 17:5
E Is 40:3
j Is 40:3
k Lk 7:29; Ac 22:16
l Rv 12:6
m Lk 3:3; Ac 13:24; 19:4; 26:20
n Mt 9:2; Lk 24:47
o Jn 15:22; Ac 26:18
p Mt 23:37; Jn 11:36
q Gn 13:10; Ps 114:3; Lk 3:3
r Ac 19:18
s Jn 15:22; Rm 6:23; 1Pt 4:1
t Rv 9:3,7
u Rv 10:9–10
v Rv 18:8
w Jn 1:15
x Mt 3:11
y Lk 3:16; Ac 13:23–25
z Jn 1:26,31,33; Ac 1:5; 8:36; 11:16
aa Jn 1:33
ab Mt 3:13–17; Lk 3:21–23
ac Mt 2:23; 4:13; 21:11; Lk 1:26; 2:4,39,51; 4:16; Jn 1:45–46
ad Mt 17:22
ae Mt 24:35; Lk 12:33; Ac 17:24; Eph 6:9; Rv 21:10
af Jn 5:37
ag Rv 14:13
ah Lk 20:13; Eph 1:6; Phm 1
ai Ps 2:7
aj Is 42:1