他就走遍約旦河一帶地方，宣講悔改的洗禮，使罪得赦。

他就来到约旦河一带地方，宣讲悔改的洗礼，使罪得赦。

他就走遍约旦河一带地方，宣讲悔改的洗礼，使罪得赦。

他就走遍约旦河一带地方，宣讲悔改的洗礼，使罪得赦。

他就到约旦河附近宣讲悔改的洗礼，使人的罪得到赦免。

他就来到约旦河一带地方，宣讲悔改的洗礼，使罪得赦。

他就来到约旦河周围所有的地区宣讲为罪得赦免而悔改的洗礼。

他就來到約旦河一帶地方，宣講悔改的洗禮，使罪得赦。

他就走遍約旦河一帶地方，宣講悔改的洗禮，使罪得赦。

他就到約旦河附近宣講悔改的洗禮，使人的罪得到赦免。

他就來到約旦河一帶地方，宣講悔改的洗禮，使罪得赦。

約翰就來到約但河全周圍地區，宣傳悔改以得罪赦的洗禮。

他就來到約旦河周圍所有的地區宣講為罪得赦免而悔改的洗禮。

遂至約但四境、宣改悔之洗禮、俾罪得赦、

乃來約但四方、傳悔改之洗禮、俾得罪赦、

乃至約但河一帶之地、傳悔改之洗禮、俾罪得赦、

出遊約但一帶、傳悛悔之洗、用滌宿穢、

He went into all the country around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

He went into all the countryside around the Jordan River. There he preached that people should be baptized and turn away from their sins. Then God would forgive them.

And he went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

Then John went from place to place on both sides of the Jordan River, preaching that people should be baptized to show that they had repented of their sins and turned to God to be forgiven.

He went into all the vicinity of the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins,

And he came into all the region around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins;

And he went into all the region around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins,

And he came into all the region round about the Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance unto remission of sins;

He went into all the vicinity of the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins,

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

He went into all the region around the Jordan River, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

He came into all the region around the Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for remission of sins.

叫他的百姓因罪得赦，認識救恩；

就來見約翰，對他說：「拉比，從前同你在約旦河的東邊，你所見證的那位，你看，他在施洗，眾人都到他那裏去了。」

照這話，施洗約翰來到曠野，宣講悔改的洗禮，使罪得赦。猶太全地和全耶路撒冷的人都出去，到約翰那裏，承認他們的罪，在約旦河裏受他的洗。

我先前不認識他，如今我來用水施洗，為要使他顯明給以色列人。」約翰又作見證說：「我曾看見聖靈彷彿鴿子從天降下，停留在他的身上。我先前不認識他，可是那差我來用水施洗的對我說：『你看見聖靈降下來，停留在誰的身上，誰就是用聖靈施洗的。』

我是用水給你們施洗，叫你們悔改；但那在我以後來的，能力比我更大，我就是給他提鞋子也不配，他要用聖靈與火給你們施洗。

那時，耶路撒冷、全猶太和全約旦河地區的人，都到約翰那裏去，承認他們的罪，在約旦河裏受他的洗。

這些事發生在約旦河東邊的伯大尼，約翰施洗的地方。

保羅說：「約翰所施的是悔改的洗禮，他告訴百姓當信那在他以後要來的那位，就是耶穌。」

現在你為甚麼躭延呢？起來，受洗，求告他的名，洗去你的罪。』」

在他沒有出來以前，約翰已向以色列全民宣講悔改的洗禮。