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Acts 13:24

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13:24Before94 Jesus95 arrived, John96 had proclaimed a baptism for repentance97 to all the people of Israel.

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  1. 94 Grk “John having already proclaimed before his coming a baptism …,” a genitive absolute construction which is awkward in English. A new sentence was begun in the translation at this point.
  2. 95 Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the context for clarity, since God is mentioned in the preceding context and John the Baptist in the following clause.
  3. 96 John refers here to John the Baptist.
  4. 97 Grk “a baptism of repentance”; the genitive has been translated as a genitive of purpose.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Before his coming, John had proclaimed a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Before the coming of Jesus, John preached repentance and baptism to all the people of Israel.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Before his coming to public attention, John had previously proclaimed a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

NLTNew Living Translation

Before he came, John the Baptist preached that all the people of Israel needed to repent of their sins and turn to God and be baptized.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Before his coming John had publicly proclaimed a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

KJV 1900King James Version

When John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.