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16 John answered them all,(A) ‘I baptise you with water, but one who is more powerful than I am is coming. I am not worthy to untie the strap of his sandals. He will baptise you with[a] the Holy Spirit and fire.

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  1. 3:16 Or in

23 ‘From this man’s descendants, as he promised, God brought to Israel(A) the Saviour, Jesus.[a] 24 Before his coming to public attention, John had previously proclaimed a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.(B) 25 Now as John was completing his mission, he said, “Who do you think I am? I am not the one. But one is coming after me, and I am not worthy to untie the sandals on his feet.”(C)

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  1. 13:23 Other mss read brought salvation