Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
And he came into all the region around the Jordan, preaching an immersion of repentance for remission of sins,
New American Standard Bible
And he came into all
King James Version
And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;
Holman Bible
He went into all the vicinity of the Jordan,
International Standard Version
John went throughout the entire Jordan region, proclaiming a baptism about repentance for the forgiveness of sins,
American Standard Version
And he came into all the region round about the Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance unto remission of sins;
Amplified
And he went into all the country around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sin;
An Understandable Version
He went into the whole region around the Jordan River proclaiming that those immersed on the basis of their repentance [i.e., determining to change their hearts and lives] would receive the forgiveness of sins [from God].
Anderson New Testament
And he came into all the country about the Jordan, preaching the immersion of repentance in order to the remission of sins;
Bible in Basic English
And he came into all the country round about Jordan, preaching baptism as a sign of forgiveness of sin for those whose hearts were changed.
Common New Testament
And he went into all the region around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
Daniel Mace New Testament
in pursuance of which, he went into all the country about Jordan, exhorting all to repent and be baptized, in order to obtain the remission of their sins.
Darby Translation
And he came into all the district round the Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins,
Godbey New Testament
And he came into all the region round about the Jordan preaching the baptism of repentance unto the remissions of sins,
Goodspeed New Testament
And he went all through the Jordan Valley preaching repentance and baptism in order to obtain the forgiveness of sins,
John Wesley New Testament
And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance, for the remission of sins:
Julia Smith Translation
And he came into all the country round about Jordan, proclaiming the immersion of repentance for remission of sins;
King James 2000
And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he went into all the surrounding region of the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins,
Modern King James verseion
And he came into all the country around Jordan, proclaiming the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he came into all the coasts about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins,
Moffatt New Testament
and he went into all the Jordan-district preaching a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins ??4 as it is written in the book of the sayings of the prophet Isaiah, The voice of one who cries in the desert, 'Make the way ready for the Lord, level the paths for him.
Montgomery New Testament
And John went into all the region about the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.
NET Bible
He went into all the region around the Jordan River, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
New Heart English Bible
He came into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming the baptism of repentance for remission of sins.
Noyes New Testament
And he came into all the country about the Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;
Sawyer New Testament
And he went into all the region about the Jordan, preaching the baptism of a change of mind for the forgiveness of sins;
The Emphasized Bible
and he came into all the country about the Jordan, proclaiming an immersion of repentance into remission of sins:
Thomas Haweis New Testament
and he came into all the country on the confines of Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;
Twentieth Century New Testament
And John went through the whole district of the Jordan, proclaiming baptism upon repentance, for the forgiveness of sins.
Webster
And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance, for the remission of sins;
Weymouth New Testament
John went into all the district about the Jordan proclaiming a baptism of the penitent for the forgiveness of sins;
Williams New Testament
And he went all over the Jordan valley, preaching a baptism conditioned on repentance to obtain the forgiveness of sins,
World English Bible
He came into all the region around the Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for remission of sins.
Worrell New Testament
and he came into all the region of the Jordan, preaching the immersion of repentance unto remission of sins;
Worsley New Testament
and he went into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance in order to the remission of sins;
Youngs Literal Translation
and he came to all the region round the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of reformation -- to remission of sins,
Themes
Awakenings and religious reforms » -hezekiah 2ch 30 » -ezra
religious Awakenings » -hezekiah 2ch 30 » -ezra
John the baptist » What was foretold about john the baptist
Judea » Wilderness of » John the baptist preaches in
Preaching » Repentance, the subject of john the baptist's
Repentance » Who baptized with the baptism of repentance
Sin » For punishments, ancient modes of reacts » Remission of
Topics
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Perichoros
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 3:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
John The Baptist Begins His Ministry
2 in the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God became in John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness. 3 And he came into all the region around the Jordan, preaching an immersion of repentance for remission of sins, 4 as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, which says, The voice of a man crying out in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of Lord. Make his paths straight.
Phrases
Cross References
Luke 1:77
to give knowledge of salvation to his people in the remission of their sins,
Matthew 3:5-6
Then Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region of the Jordan went out to him,
Matthew 3:11
I indeed immerse you in water for repentance, but he who comes after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear. He will immerse you in a Holy Spirit.
Mark 1:4-5
It came to pass, that John was immersing in the wilderness and preaching an immersion of repentance for remission of sins.
John 1:28
These things occurred in Bethany beyond the Jordan where John was immersing.
John 1:31-33
And I had not known him, but that he would be made known to Israel. Because of this I came immersing in water.
John 3:26
And they came to John, and said to him, Rabbi, he who was with thee beyond the Jordan, about whom thou have testified, behold, this man immerses, and all men come to him.
Acts 13:24
John having earlier proclaimed, before his coming presence, the immersion of repentance to Israel.
Acts 19:4
And Paul said, John indeed immersed an immersion of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe in him who was coming after him, that is, in Jesus, the Christ.
Acts 22:16
And now what is it going to be? Having arisen, immerse and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.