Luke 3:3

In 9 translations

BSB

He went into all the region around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins,

KJV

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

WEB

He came into all the region around the Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for remission of sins.

ASV

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

LSV

and he came to all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming an immersion of conversion for forgiveness of sins,

YLT

and he came to all the region round the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of reformation — to remission of sins,

DBY

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

DRC

And he came into all the country about the Jordan, preaching the baptism of penance for the remission of sins;

GNV

And hee came into all the coastes about Iordan, preaching the baptisme of repentance for the remission of sinnes,

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT

καὶ ἦλθεν εἰς πᾶσαν περίχωρον τοῦ Ἰορδάνου κηρύσσων βάπτισμα μετανοίας εἰς ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν,

RP2018

Καὶ ἦλθεν εἰς πᾶσαν τὴν περίχωρον τοῦ Ἰορδάνου, κηρύσσων βάπτισμα μετανοίας εἰς ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν·

TR-Boyd

Καὶ ἦλθεν εἰς πᾶσαν τὴν περίχωρον τοῦ Ἰορδάνου, κηρύσσων βάπτισμα μετανοίας εἰς ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν·

SCR1894

και ηλθεν εις πασαν την περιχωρον του ιορδανου κηρυσσων βαπτισμα μετανοιας εις αφεσιν αμαρτιων

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• Luke 1:77to give to His people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,
• Matthew 3:5–6People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole region around the Jordan. Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.
• Acts 13:24Before the arrival of Jesus, John preached a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
• Acts 19:4Paul explained: “John’s baptism was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the One coming after him, that is, in Jesus.”
• Matthew 3:11I 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.
• John 3:26So John’s disciples came to him and said, “Look, Rabbi, the One who was with you beyond the Jordan, the One you testified about—He is baptizing, and everyone is going to Him.”
• John 1:31–33I myself did not know Him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that He might be revealed to Israel.” Then John testified, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove and resting on Him. I myself did…
• Acts 22:16And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and wash your sins away, calling on His name.’
• John 1:28All this happened at Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
• Mark 1:4–5John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. People went out to him from all of Jerusalem and the countryside of Judea. Confessing their sins, they were…

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