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  • Matthew 3:11
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
    • 11 I, for my part, baptize you with water because of your repentance,+ but the one coming after me is stronger than I am, whose sandals I am not worthy to take off.+ That one will baptize you with holy spirit+ and with fire.+

  • Matthew 3:11
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
    • 11 ἐγὼ I μὲν indeed ὑμᾶς YOU βαπτίζω I baptize ἐν in ὕδατι water εἰς into μετάνοιαν· repentance; ὁ the (one) δὲ but ὀπίσω behind μου me ἐρχόμενος coming ἰσχυρότερός stronger μου of me ἐστίν, is, οὗ of whom οὐκ not εἰμὶ I am ἱκανὸς fit τὰ the ὑποδήματα sandals βαστάσαι· to carry off; αὐτὸς he ὑμᾶς YOU βαπτίσει will baptize ἐν in πνεύματι spirit ἁγίῳ holy καὶ and πυρί· fire;

  • Matthew 3:11
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
    • 11 I, for my part, baptize* YOU with water+ because of YOUR repentance;+ but the one coming+ after me is stronger than I am, whose sandals I am not fit to take off.+ That one will baptize YOU people with holy spirit*+ and with fire.+

  • Matthew 3:11
    The Bible in Living English
    • 11 I am baptizing you in water to repentance, but he who is coming behind me is stronger than I, whose shoes I am not fit to carry: he will baptize you in Holy Spirit and fire—

  • Matthew 3:11
    American Standard Version
    • 11 I indeed baptize you in 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 in the Holy Spirit and in fire:

  • Matthew 3:11
    The Emphasized Bible
    • 11 I indeed am immersing you in water, unto repentance,—but he who after me cometh is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to bear he will immerse you in Holy Spirit and fire:

  • Matthew 3:11
    King James Version
    • 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:

  • Matthew
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1986-2022
    • 3:11 it-1 217, 254, 833; it-2 862; w92 2/1 13-14; w92 2/15 29

  • Matthew
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
    • 3:11 w81 10/1 23; tr 24; w76 380; g76 6/22 27-28; ad 163, 189, 582, 927, 1446, 1543; w69 758; w68 582; w66 253; bf 450; g62 3/8 27; ns 219; w59 341, 581; yw 135; w55 406; w54 135, 606; nh 301; w51 675; w50 408; w47 185; w46 366; g40 2/21 17; w38 312; ff 42

  • Matthew
    Research Guide for Jehovah’s Witnesses—2019 Edition
    • 3:11

      Insight, Volume 1, pp. 217, 254, 833

      Insight, Volume 2, p. 862

      The Watchtower,

      2/15/1992, p. 29

      2/1/1992, pp. 13-14

      10/1/1981, p. 23

      6/15/1976, p. 380

      12/15/1969, pp. 757-759

      10/1/1968, pp. 581-583

      4/15/1966, pp. 253-254

      10/1/1959, pp. 580-582

      6/1/1959, pp. 341-342

      7/1/1955, pp. 405-407

      10/1/1954, pp. 606-607

      3/1/1954, pp. 134-135

      11/15/1951, p. 675

      11/1/1950, pp. 407-409

      Truth, p. 24

      Awake!,

      6/22/1976, pp. 27-28

  • Matthew Study Notes—Chapter 3
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
    • 3:11

      baptize you: Or “immerse you.” The Greek word ba·ptiʹzo means “to dip; to plunge.” Other Biblical references indicate that baptism involves complete immersion. On one occasion, John was baptizing at a location in the Jordan Valley near Salim “because there was a great quantity of water there.” (Joh 3:23) When Philip baptized the Ethiopian eunuch, they both “went down into the water.” (Ac 8:38) The same Greek word is used in the Septuagint at 2Ki 5:14 when describing that Naaman “plunged into the Jordan seven times.”

      repentance: Lit., “change of mind.”​—See study notes on Mt 3:2, 8 and Glossary.

      stronger: Signifies having “more authority.”

      sandals: To remove and carry another’s sandals or to untie another’s sandal laces (Mr 1:7; Lu 3:16; Joh 1:27) was considered a menial task that was often done by a slave.

      baptize . . . with holy spirit and with fire: Refers to anointing with holy spirit and destroying by fire. The baptism with holy spirit began at Pentecost 33 C.E. The baptism with fire occurred in 70 C.E. when the Roman armies destroyed Jerusalem and burned its temple.

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