Luke 3:3

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;

People from Jerusalem, Judea, and the whole Jordan Valley went to him.

John the Baptist was in the desert (wilderness) telling people to repent (turn away from sin) and be baptized for forgiveness of sins.

These things were done in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

They went to John and said: Rabbi, he who was with you beyond the Jordan, the one about whom you witnessed, he and the men with him baptize.

They confessed their sins and were baptized by John in the Jordan River.

John the Baptist was in the desert (wilderness) telling people to repent (turn away from sin) and be baptized for forgiveness of sins.

I did not know him. I came baptizing in water so that everyone in Israel will come to know him.

Before Jesus came John preached the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

Paul said: John baptized with the baptism of repentance. He told the people they should believe in Jesus, the one who came after John.

Wait no longer! Get up and be baptized and have your sins washed away by praying to him.'

To give knowledge of salvation to his people in the remission of their sins.