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Matthew 3:11 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

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

Matthew 3:11

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9 Don’t think to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham for our father,’ for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.

10 Even now the ax lies at the root of the trees. Therefore every tree that doesn’t produce good fruit is cut down, and cast into the fire.

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

12 His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor. He will gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire.”

13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him.

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Luke 3:16

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"John answered them all, “I indeed baptize you with water, but he comes who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to loosen. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and fire."

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Mark 1:8

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"I baptized you in water, but he will baptize you in the Holy Spirit.”"

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John 1:33

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"I didn’t recognize him, but he who sent me to baptize in water said to me, ‘On whomever you will see the Spirit descending and remaining on him is he who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.’"

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Acts 1:5

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"For John indeed baptized in water, but you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”"

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Acts 11:16

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"I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, ‘John indeed baptized in water, but you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit.’"

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John 1:26

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"John answered them, “I baptize in water, but among you stands one whom you don’t know."

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Matthew 3:1

"In those days, John the Baptizer came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying,"

Matthew 3:2

"“Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!”"

Matthew 3:3

"For this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness, make the way of the Lord ready! Make his paths straight!”"

Matthew 3:4

"Now John himself wore clothing made of camel’s hair with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey."

Matthew 3:5

"Then people from Jerusalem, all of Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him."

Matthew 3:6

"They were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins."

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