Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

John having earlier proclaimed, before his coming presence, the immersion of repentance to Israel.

New American Standard Bible

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

King James Version

When John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

Holman Bible

Before He came to public attention, John had previously proclaimed a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

International Standard Version

Before Jesus' appearance, John had already preached a baptism of repentance to all the people in Israel.

American Standard Version

when John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

Amplified

Before His coming John [the Baptist] had preached a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

An Understandable Version

His coming occurred after John [the Immerser] had preached to Israel that those who repented should be immersed [as evidence that they had done so].

Anderson New Testament

John having first preached, before his coming, the immersion of repentance to all the people of Israel.

Bible in Basic English

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.

Common New Testament

Before his coming John had preached a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

Daniel Mace New Testament

before his appearance, John had preach'd the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

Darby Translation

John having proclaimed before the face of his entry among the people the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

Godbey New Testament

and John having preached the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel, before the face of his coming.

Goodspeed New Testament

in preparation for whose coming John had preached to all the people of Israel baptism in token of repentance.

John Wesley New Testament

John having first preached before his coming, the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

Julia Smith Translation

John having proclaimed before the face of his coming the immersion of repentance to all the people of Israel.

King James 2000

When John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Before {his coming} John had publicly proclaimed a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

Modern King James verseion

John having before proclaimed the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel, before His coming.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

when John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to Israel.

Moffatt New Testament

before whose coming John had already preached a baptism of repentance for all the people of Israel.

Montgomery New Testament

"before whose coming John had already preached a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

NET Bible

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

New Heart English Bible

before his coming, when John had first preached the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

Noyes New Testament

before whose coming forward John had first preached a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

Sawyer New Testament

John having preached before his coming the baptism of a change of mind to all the people of Israel.

The Emphasized Bible

John, beforehand proclaiming, before the face of his coming in, an immersion of repentance, unto all the people of Israel.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

John having preached before his first coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

Twentieth Century New Testament

John having first proclaimed, before the appearance of Jesus, a baptism upon repentance for all the people of Israel.

Webster

John having first preached, before his coming, the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

Weymouth New Testament

Before the coming of Jesus, John had proclaimed to all the people of Israel a baptism of repentance.

Williams New Testament

as John, before His coming, had already preached baptism as an expression of repentance, for all the people of Israel.

World English Bible

before his coming, when John had first preached the baptism of repentance to Israel.

Worrell New Testament

John having first preached, before His coming, the immersion of repentance to all the people of Israel.

Worsley New Testament

John having preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

Youngs Literal Translation

John having first preached, before his coming, a baptism of reformation to all the people of Israel;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
προκηρύσσω 
Prokerusso 
Usage: 2

Ἰωάννης 
Ioannes 
John , John , John , John
Usage: 116

προκηρύσσω 
Prokerusso 
Usage: 2

πρό 
Pro 
before, above, above ... ago, or ever
Usage: 34

his

Usage: 0

εἴσοδος 
Eisodos 
Usage: 5

the baptism
βάπτισμα 
Baptisma 
Usage: 14

μετάνοια 
metanoia 
Usage: 19

to all
πᾶς 
Pas 
Usage: 704

the people
λαός 
Laos 
Usage: 137

References

Easton

Fausets

Hastings

Morish

Context Readings

Preaching In The Synagogue At Pisidian Antioch

23 From this man's seed according to promise, God brought salvation to Israel, 24 John having earlier proclaimed, before his coming presence, the immersion of repentance to Israel. 25 And as John was fulfilling his course, he said, Whom do ye suppose me to be? I am not, but behold, he comes after me of whom I am not worthy to loose the shoes of his feet.

Cross References

Acts 1:22

having begun from the immersion of John to the day that he was taken up from us, for one of these to become a witness with us of his resurrection.

Matthew 3:1-11

And in those days John the immerser comes, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, and saying,

Mark 1:2-8

As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who will prepare thy way before thee.

Luke 1:76

And thou, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High. For thou will go ahead, before the face of Lord, to prepare his ways,

Luke 3:2-20

in the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God became in John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.

John 1:6-8

A man came to be who was sent from God, his name was John.

John 1:15-18

John testified about him, and cried out, saying, This was he of whom I said, He who comes after me came to be before me, because he was before me.

John 3:25-36

Therefore a debate developed from John's disciples with the Jews about purification.

John 5:33-36

Ye have sent to John, and he has testified to the truth.

Acts 10:37

ye know, the word having occurred throughout the whole of Judea beginning from Galilee after the immersion that John preached--

Acts 19:3-4

And he said to them, Into what then were ye immersed? And they said, Into John's immersion.

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