Acts 13:24

NETBible

Before 1  Jesus 2  arrived, John 3  had proclaimed a baptism for repentance 4  to all the people of Israel.

NIV ©

Before the coming of Jesus, John preached repentance and baptism to all the people of Israel.

NASB ©

after John had proclaimed before His coming a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

NLT ©

But before he came, John the Baptist preached the need for everyone in Israel to turn from sin and turn to God and be baptized.

MSG ©

but only after John had thoroughly alerted the people to his arrival by preparing them for a total life-change.

BBE ©

For whose coming John made ready the way by preaching to all the people of Israel the baptism which goes with a change of heart.

NRSV ©

before his coming John had already proclaimed a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

NKJV ©

"after John had first preached, before His coming, the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

KJV
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NASB ©
after John
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NET [draft] ITL
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NETBible

Before 1  Jesus 2  arrived, John 3  had proclaimed a baptism for repentance 4  to all the people of Israel.

NET Notes

1 tn Grk “John having already proclaimed before his coming a baptism…,” a genitive absolute construction which is awkward in English. A new sentence was begun in the translation at this point.

2 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the context for clarity, since God is mentioned in the preceding context and John the Baptist in the following clause.

3 sn John refers here to John the Baptist.

4 tn Grk “a baptism of repentance”; the genitive has been translated as a genitive of purpose.