Acts 19:4
ContextNETBible | Paul said, “John baptized with a baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him, 1 that is, in Jesus.” |
NIV © biblegateway Act 19:4 |
Paul said, "John’s baptism was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the one coming after him, that is, in Jesus." |
NASB © biblegateway Act 19:4 |
Paul said, "John baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in Him who was coming after him, that is, in Jesus." |
NLT © biblegateway Act 19:4 |
Paul said, "John’s baptism was to demonstrate a desire to turn from sin and turn to God. John himself told the people to believe in Jesus, the one John said would come later." |
MSG © biblegateway Act 19:4 |
"That explains it," said Paul. "John preached a baptism of radical life-change so that people would be ready to receive the One coming after him, who turned out to be Jesus. If you've been baptized in John's baptism, you're ready now for the real thing, for Jesus." |
BBE © SABDAweb Act 19:4 |
And Paul said, John gave a baptism which goes with a change of heart, saying to the people that they were to have faith in him who was coming after him, that is, in Jesus. |
NRSV © bibleoremus Act 19:4 |
Paul said, "John baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him, that is, in Jesus." |
NKJV © biblegateway Act 19:4 |
Then Paul said, "John indeed baptized with a baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe on Him who would come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus." |
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GREEK | eipen paulov iwannhv ebaptisen metanoiav tw law legwn ton ercomenon auton ina pisteuswsin estin ton ihsoun |
NETBible | Paul said, “John baptized with a baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him, 1 that is, in Jesus.” |
NET Notes |
1 sn These disciples may have had their contact with John early on in the Baptist’s ministry before Jesus had emerged. This is the fifth time Luke links John the Baptist and Jesus (Acts 1:5; 11:16; 13:25; 18:25). |