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.

使百姓因罪得赦免而明白救恩的真谛。

于是门徒来见约翰，说：“老师，你看，以前在约旦河对岸和你在一起、你为祂做见证的那位在给人施洗，众人都去祂那里了！”

果然，约翰出现了，他在旷野劝人悔改，接受洗礼，使罪得到赦免。犹太全境和耶路撒冷的居民都到约翰面前承认他们的罪，在约旦河里接受他的洗礼。

我以前并不认识祂，现在我用水给人施洗，是要把祂显明给以色列人。”约翰又做见证说：“我看见圣灵好像鸽子一样从天降下，住在祂身上。我本来不认识祂，但那位差我来用水给人施洗的告诉我，‘你看见圣灵降下，住在谁身上，谁就是用圣灵给人施洗的。’

我用水为你们施洗，叫你们悔改。但在我之后，有位比我更有能力的要来，我连替祂提鞋都不配。祂要用圣灵和火为你们施洗。

那时，耶路撒冷、犹太各地和约旦河一带的人都来到约翰那里，承认他们的罪，在约旦河里接受他的洗礼。

这事发生在约旦河东岸的伯大尼，那里是约翰给人施洗的地方。

保罗说：“约翰的洗礼是悔改的洗礼，约翰告诉百姓要信在他以后来的那位——耶稣。”

现在你还等什么呢？起来求告祂的名，接受洗礼，洗净你的罪。’

在耶稣还未公开露面以前，约翰已经劝告以色列人要悔改，接受洗礼。