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OET (OET-RV) I’m immersing people in water as a sign that they’re turning away from their sins, but there’s another one coming after me who’s greater than me—so much so that I’m not even worthy to carry his sandals. He’ll immerse you in the holy spirit and fire.
OET-LV I on_one_hand am_immersing you_all in water to repentance, on_the_other_hand the one coming after me is mightier than me, of_whom not I_am worthy to_bear the sandals.
He will_be_immersing you_all in the_ holy _spirit and with_fire.
SR-GNT Ἐγὼ μὲν ὑμᾶς βαπτίζω ἐν ὕδατι εἰς μετάνοιαν, ὁ δὲ ὀπίσω μου ἐρχόμενος ἰσχυρότερός μού ἐστιν, οὗ οὐκ εἰμὶ ἱκανὸς τὰ ὑποδήματα βαστάσαι. Αὐτὸς ὑμᾶς βαπτίσει ἐν ˚Πνεύματι Ἁγίῳ καὶ πυρί. ‡
(Egō men humas baptizō en hudati eis metanoian, ho de opisō mou erⱪomenos isⱪuroteros mou estin, hou ouk eimi hikanos ta hupodaʸmata bastasai. Autos humas baptisei en ˚Pneumati Hagiōi kai puri.)
Key: yellow:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
ULT I indeed baptize you with water for repentance. But the one coming after me is more powerful than I, of whom I am not worthy to carry away his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire,
UST I use water to baptize you so that you stop doing what is wrong. However, soon you will see someone else who is more powerful than I am. It is not appropriate for me to be even his servant.
¶ He will give you the Holy Spirit and make you pure.
BSB § I baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come One more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
BLB I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but after me is coming He who is mightier than I, of whom I am not worthy to carry the sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire,
AICNT I indeed baptize you with water for repentance, but the one coming [after me] is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry; that one will baptize you with the Holy Spirit [and fire].
OEB I, indeed, baptize you with water to teach repentance; but he who is coming after me is more powerful than I, and I am not fit even to carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
WEB “I indeed baptize you in water for repentance, but he who comes after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit.
WMB “I indeed immerse you in water for repentance, but he who comes after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will immerse you in the Holy Spirit.
NET “I baptize you with water, for repentance, but the one coming after me is more powerful than I am – I am not worthy to carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
LSV I indeed immerse you in water for conversion, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, of whom I am not worthy to carry the sandals, He will immerse you in the Holy Spirit and fire,
FBV Yes, I baptize you in water to show repentance, but after me is coming one who is greater than I am. I'm not worthy even to remove his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
TCNT “I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.
T4T “As for me, I am not very important, because I baptize you only with water. I baptize you because of your feeling sorry that you have sinned. But someone else will come soon who is very great; he will do powerful deeds (OR, act powerfully). Because he is superior to me, I am not worthy even to do a menial task for him, such as to carry his sandals.
¶ He will put his Holy Spirit within you to truly change the way you live [MET], and he will judge others of you and punish you in the fire in hell.
LEB I baptize you with water for repentance, but the one who comes after me is more powerful than I am, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
BBE Truly, I give baptism with water to those of you whose hearts are changed; but he who comes after me is greater than I, whose shoes I am not good enough to take up: he will give you baptism with the Holy Spirit and with fire:
MOF No MOF MAT book available
ASV I indeed baptize you in water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in fire:
DRA I indeed baptize you in the water unto penance, but he that shall come after me, is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear; he shall baptize you in the Holy Ghost and fire.
YLT 'I indeed do baptize you with water to reformation, but he who after me is coming is mightier than I, of whom I am not worthy to bear the sandals, he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire,
DBY I indeed baptise you with water to repentance, but he that comes after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not fit to bear; he shall baptise you with [the] Holy Spirit and fire;
RV I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:
WBS I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:
KJB I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:
(I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh/comes after me is mightyr than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:)
BB I baptize you in water vnto repentaunce: But he that shall come after me, is mightier then I, whose shoes I am not worthy to beare, he shall baptize you with the holy ghost, and with fire.
(I baptize you in water unto repentance: But he that shall come after me, is mightyr then I, whose shoes I am not worthy to beare, he shall baptize you with the holy ghost, and with fire.)
GNV In deede I baptize you with water to amendment of life, but he that commeth after me, is mightier then I, whose shoes I am not worthie to beare: hee will baptize you with the holy Ghost, and with fire.
(In deade I baptize you with water to amendment of life, but he that cometh/comes after me, is mightyr then I, whose shoes I am not worthy to beare: he will baptize you with the holy Ghost, and with fire.)
CB I baptise you with water to repentaunce: but he that cometh after me, is myghtier the I, whose shues I am not worthy to beare. He shall baptise you with ye holy goost & wt fyre:
(I baptise you with water to repentance: but he that cometh/comes after me, is mightier the I, whose shoes I am not worthy to beare. He shall baptise you with ye/you_all holy ghost and with fire:)
TNT I baptise you in water in toke of repentaunce: but he that cometh after me is myghtier then I whose shues I am not worthy to beare. He shall baptise you with the holy gost and with fyre:
(I baptise you in water in took of repentance: but he that cometh/comes after me is mightier then I whose shoes I am not worthy to beare. He shall baptise you with the holy gost and with fire:)
WYC Y waische you in water, in to penaunce; but he that shal come after me is strongere than Y, whos schoon Y am not worthi to bere; he shal baptise you in the Hooli Goost and fier.
(I waische you in water, in to penance; but he that shall come after me is strongere than Y, whos schoon I am not worthy to bere; he shall baptise you in the Holy Ghost and fier.)
LUT Ich taufe euch mit Wasser zur Buße; der aber nach mir kommt, ist stärker denn ich, dem ich auch nicht genugsam bin, seine Schuhe zu tragen; der wird euch mit dem Heiligen Geist und mit Feuer taufen.
(I taufe you with water zur Buße; the but nach to_me kommt, is stärker because ich, to_him I also not enoughsam bin, his Schuhe to tragen; the becomes you with to_him Heiligen spirit and with fire taufen.)
CLV Ego quidem baptizo vos in aqua in pœnitentiam: qui autem post me venturus est, fortior me est, cujus non sum dignus calceamenta portare: ipse vos baptizabit in Spiritu Sancto, et igni.
(I quidem baptizo vos in water in pœnitentiam: who however after me venturus it_is, fortior me it_is, cuyus not/no I_am dignus calceamenta portare: ipse vos baptizabit in Spiritu Sancto, and igni.)
UGNT ἐγὼ μὲν ὑμᾶς βαπτίζω ἐν ὕδατι εἰς μετάνοιαν, ὁ δὲ ὀπίσω μου ἐρχόμενος ἰσχυρότερός μού ἐστιν, οὗ οὐκ εἰμὶ ἱκανὸς τὰ ὑποδήματα βαστάσαι. αὐτὸς ὑμᾶς βαπτίσει ἐν Πνεύματι Ἁγίῳ καὶ πυρί.
(egō men humas baptizō en hudati eis metanoian, ho de opisō mou erⱪomenos isⱪuroteros mou estin, hou ouk eimi hikanos ta hupodaʸmata bastasai. autos humas baptisei en Pneumati Hagiōi kai puri.)
SBL-GNT Ἐγὼ μὲν ⸂ὑμᾶς βαπτίζω⸃ ἐν ὕδατι εἰς μετάνοιαν· ὁ δὲ ὀπίσω μου ἐρχόμενος ἰσχυρότερός μού ἐστιν, οὗ οὐκ εἰμὶ ἱκανὸς τὰ ὑποδήματα βαστάσαι· αὐτὸς ὑμᾶς βαπτίσει ἐν πνεύματι ἁγίῳ ⸂καὶ πυρί⸃·
(Egō men ⸂humas baptizō⸃ en hudati eis metanoian; ho de opisō mou erⱪomenos isⱪuroteros mou estin, hou ouk eimi hikanos ta hupodaʸmata bastasai; autos humas baptisei en pneumati hagiōi ⸂kai puri⸃;)
TC-GNT Ἐγὼ μὲν βαπτίζω ὑμᾶς ἐν ὕδατι εἰς μετάνοιαν· ὁ δὲ ὀπίσω μου ἐρχόμενος ἰσχυρότερός μου ἐστίν, οὗ οὐκ εἰμὶ ἱκανὸς τὰ ὑποδήματα βαστάσαι· αὐτὸς ὑμᾶς βαπτίσει ἐν Πνεύματι Ἁγίῳ.
(Egō men baptizō humas en hudati eis metanoian; ho de opisō mou erⱪomenos isⱪuroteros mou estin, hou ouk eimi hikanos ta hupodaʸmata bastasai; autos humas baptisei en Pneumati Hagiōi.)
Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).
3:11 who is greater than I am: Despite his popularity and growing following, John had a clear sense of his role as subordinate to the Messiah.
• I’m not worthy even to be his slave: In Jewish culture, to remove and carry someone’s sandals, even those of a rabbi, was too lowly a task even for the rabbi’s disciple. It was a job reserved for slaves.
• with the Holy Spirit and with fire: This happened at Pentecost (see Joel 2:28-29; Acts 2:1-47); the ministry of Jesus, empowered by the Holy Spirit (see Matt 12:28; Luke 4:14), may also be included. Fire may refer to purification (Zech 13:9) or judgment (Mal 4:1; see Isa 1:25; 4:4; Mal 3:2-3). It is a “Spirit-and-fire baptism”; the Messiah puts into effect what John could only prepare—thoroughgoing judgment and purification.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
εἰς μετάνοιαν
to repentance
Here, the phrase for repentance could describe: (1) the purpose for which John baptizes people. Alternate translation: “so that you repent” (2) what John’s baptism represents or signifies. Alternate translation: “with reference to repentance” or “to show your repentance”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
εἰς μετάνοιαν
to repentance
If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of repentance, you could express the same idea in another way. Make sure your translation fits with the option you chose in the previous note. Alternate translation: “in order that you might repent” or “to show that you have repented”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
ὁ & ὀπίσω μου ἐρχόμενος
the_‹one› & after me coming
Here John speaks as if someone is walking behind him. He could mean that: (1) soon someone will continue what John has started doing. Alternate translation: “the one who will preach after I have” (2) one of his own disciples will become greater than he. Alternate translation: “one of my disciples”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis
μού
me
John is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You could supply these words from earlier in the sentence if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: “I am”
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
οὐκ εἰμὶ ἱκανὸς τὰ ὑποδήματα βαστάσαι
not ˱I˲_am worthy the sandals /to/_bear
Here, to carry someone’s sandals was a duty of a slave. John means that he is not worthy to be a slave to this person who is coming after him. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could make this idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “I am not worthy to be the slave who carries away his sandals” or “I am not worthy to act as his slave”
Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
αὐτὸς ὑμᾶς βαπτίσει ἐν Πνεύματι Ἁγίῳ καὶ πυρί
he you_all /will_be/_baptizing in /the/_Spirit Holy and ˱with˲_fire
Here John indicates that the one coming after him will cause people to experience the Holy Spirit and fire, just as John caused people to experience water in baptism. If possible, preserve the baptism metaphor or express the idea in simile form. Alternate translation: “He will baptize you, as it were, with the Holy Spirit and with fire” or “He also will perform something like baptism, but he will use the Holy Spirit and fire”
Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
ἐν Πνεύματι Ἁγίῳ καὶ πυρί
in in /the/_Spirit Holy and ˱with˲_fire
Here, the word fire could be: (1) a reference to how Jesus will purify people. Alternate translation: “with the Holy Spirit and purifying fire” (2) a reference to how Jesus will punish people. Alternate translation: “with the Holy Spirit and with fiery punishment” (3) a further description of the Holy Spirit. Alternate translation: “with the fire that is the Holy Spirit”