KJV King James Version
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 3:11
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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BSB 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.
WEB World English Bible
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.
ASV American Standard Version
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:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘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,
Surrounding context — Matthew 3
8 Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:
9 And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to [our] father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
10 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
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:
12 Whose fan [is] in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.
13 Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.
14 But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἐγὼG1473 · egōI/weμὲνG3303 · menon the other handὑμᾶςG4771 · suyouβαπτίζωG907 · baptizōto baptizeἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongὕδατιG5204 · hudōr, hudatoswaterεἰςG1519 · eistowardμετάνοιαν,G3341 · metanoiarepentanceὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoδὲG1161 · dethenὀπίσωG3694 · opisōafterμουG3165 · memeἐρχόμενοςG2064 · erchomaito come/goἰσχυρότερόςG2478 · ischurosstrongμούG3165 · memeἐστὶνG1510 · eimito beοὗG3739 · hos, hēwhichοὐκG3756 · ounoεἰμὶG1510 · eimito beἱκανὸςG2425 · hikanossufficientτὰG3588 · hothe/this/whoὑποδήματαG5266 · hupodēmasandalβαστάσαι·G941 · bastazōto carryαὐτὸςG846 · autosit/s/heὑμᾶςG4771 · suyouβαπτίσειG907 · baptizōto baptizeἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongπνεύματιG4151 · pneumaspirit/breath: spiritἁγίῳG40 · hagiosholyκαὶG2532 · kaiandπυρί·G4442 · purfire
Cross-references
Isaiah 4:4When the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof by the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning.Luke 3:16John answered, saying unto [them] all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:Acts 1:5For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.Zechariah 13:9And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It [is] my people: and they shall say, The LORD [is] my God.Malachi 3:2-4But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he [is] like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ soap:Acts 2:2-4And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.Mark 1:7-8And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.Titus 3:5Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;Acts 11:15-16And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning.John 1:33-34And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.1 Corinthians 12:13For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether [we be] Jews or Gentiles, whether [we be] bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.John 1:26-27John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;Matthew 3:6And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.Acts 19:4Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.Luke 1:17And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.John 1:30This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me.Mark 1:4John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.Isaiah 59:20-21And the Redeemer shall come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith the LORD.
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