Luke 3:3

He ¹  went into all the region around the Jordan River, ²  preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. ³ 

Mt 3:5; Mt 3:6,11; Mr 1:4,5; Mr 1:4; Lu 1:77; Joh 1:28; Joh 1:31-33; Joh 3:26; Ac 13:24; Ac 19:4; Ac 22:16

¹ tn Grk “And he.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style. Due to the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

² tn “River” is not in the Greek text but is supplied for clarity.

³ sn A baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins was a call for preparation for the arrival of the Lord’s salvation. To participate in this baptism was a recognition of the need for God’s forgiveness with a sense that one needed to live differently as a response to it (Luke 3:10-14).