and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. Cf. 3:4 4 John the baptizer appeared in T the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. Cf. 1:6 5 And people from the whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem were going out to him, and were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. 6 Now John was clothed with camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist, U and he ate locusts and wild