Berean Standard Bible
“But John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?””
Jesus comes from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John, who has been preaching a baptism of repentance. John is the forerunner who said that someone mightier was coming after him.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
But John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?”
World English Bible (WEB)
But John would have hindered him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and you come to me?”
King James Version (KJV)
But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
American Standard Version (ASV)
But John would have hindered him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
But John would have kept him back, saying, It is I who have need of baptism from you, and do you come to me?
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
but John was forbidding him, saying, 'I have need by you to be baptized -- and you do come unto me!'
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Mas Juan lo resistía mucho, diciendo: Yo he menester ser bautizado de ti, ¿y tú vienes á mí?
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Pero Juan no quería hacerlo. ―¿Cómo va a ser eso? —le decía Juan a Jesús—. ¡Tú eres el que debería bautizarme a mí!
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