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John the Baptist Prepares the Way

1 Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, aPontius Pilate being governor of Judea, Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,  
2 while aAnnas and Caiaphas were high priests, the word of God came to bJohn the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.  
3 aAnd he went into all the region around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance bfor the remission of sins,  
4 as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, saying:
a“The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
‘Prepare the way of the Lord;
Make His paths straight. 
5 Every valley shall be filled
And every mountain and hill brought low;
The crooked places shall be made straight
And the rough ways smooth;
6 And aall flesh shall see the salvation of God.’ ”  

John Preaches to the People

7 Then he said to the multitudes that came out to be baptized by him, a“Brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?  
8 Therefore bear fruits aworthy of repentance, and do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.  
9 And even now the ax is laid to the root of the trees. Therefore aevery tree which does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.”  
Verse Comparison: Luke 3:3

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American Standard Version
And he came into all the region round about the Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance unto remission of sins;

Amplified® Bible
And he went into all the country round about the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance (of hearty amending of their ways, with abhorrence of past wrongdoing) unto the forgiveness of sin.

Contemporary English Version
So John went along the Jordan Valley, telling the people, "Turn back to God and be baptized! Then your sins will be forgiven."

Darby English Version
And he came into all the district round the Jordan, preaching [the] baptism of repentance for [the] remission of sins,

Good News Bible
So John went throughout the whole territory of the Jordan River, preaching, "Turn away from your sins and be baptized, and God will forgive your sins."

International Standard Version
John went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins,

King James Version
And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;

New American Standard Bible
And he came into all the district around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins;

New International Version
He went into all the country around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

New King James Version
And he went into all the region around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
And he came into all the district around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins;

Young's Literal Translation
and he came to all the region round the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of reformation -- to remission of sins,


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