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Matthew 3:11The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
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11 ἐγὼ μὲν ὑμᾶς βαπτίζω ἐν ὕδατι εἰς μετάνοιαν· ὁ δὲ ὀπίσω μου ἐρχόμενος ἰσχυρότερός μου ἐστίν, οὗ οὐκ εἰμὶ ἱκανὸς τὰ ὑποδήματα βαστάσαι· αὐτὸς ὑμᾶς βαπτίσει ἐν πνεύματι ἁγίῳ καὶ πυρί·
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Matthew 3:11The Bible in Living English
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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—
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Matthew 3:11American Standard Version
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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:
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Matthew 3:11The Emphasized Bible
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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:
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Matthew 3:11King James Version
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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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Matthew Study Notes—Chapter 3New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
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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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