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Berean Standard Bible

“I baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come One more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.”

Matthew 3:11

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John the Baptist preached in the Judean wilderness, calling people to repent and be baptized in the Jordan River. Crowds came to him, including religious leaders he warned sharply against trusting their ancestry.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

I baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come One more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.

World English Bible (WEB)

I indeed baptize you in water for repentance, but he who comes after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit.

King James Version (KJV)

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:

American Standard Version (ASV)

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:

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Truly, I give baptism with water to those of you whose hearts are changed; but he who comes after me is greater than I, whose shoes I am not good enough to take up: he will give you baptism with the Holy Spirit and with fire:

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

'I indeed do baptize you with water to reformation, but he who after me is coming is mightier than I, of whom I am not worthy to bear the sandals, he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Yo á la verdad os bautizo en agua para arrepentimiento; mas el que viene tras mí, más poderoso es que yo; los zapatos del cual yo no soy digno de llevar; él os bautizará en Espíritu Santo y en fuego.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

»Yo bautizo con agua a los que se arrepienten de sus pecados; pero después de mí vendrá alguien que es más poderoso que yo y él bautizará con el Espíritu Santo y fuego. ¡Yo ni siquiera soy digno de desatar sus zapatos!

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