4 John appeared, baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

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

24 ^kBefore his coming, John had proclaimed a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

4 And Paul said, “John baptized with the ^ubaptism of repentance, telling the people ^vto believe in the one who was to come after him, that is, Jesus.”