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 

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

And he came into all the district around the Jordan, preaching 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 turned from their sins and turned to God to be forgiven.

He went all through the country around the Jordan River preaching a baptism of life-change leading to forgiveness of sins,

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.

He went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming 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,

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

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).