Mark 1:8
“I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.”
Mark 1:8 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- I have baptized you with water; but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- I baptized you in water; But he shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit.
- DARBYDarby
- I indeed have baptised you with water, but he shall baptise you with the Holy Spirit.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- I baptized you in water, but he will baptize you in the Holy Spirit.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- I indeed did baptize you with water, but he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit.'
- BPVBiblePics Version
- "I have baptized you with water, but He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit."
Context: Mark 1
6And John was clothed with camel's hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey;
7And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.
8I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.
9And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan.
10And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him:
About Mark 1: John the Baptist and Jesus' Baptism
John the Baptist prepares the way for Jesus, who begins His ministry and performs miracles.
Commentary
Mark 1 is the opening chapter of the Gospel of Mark, which is the second book of the New Testament. It begins with the introduction of John the Baptist, who is described as a messenger sent from God to prepare the way for Jesus. John is described as a man of the wilderness, clothed in camel's hair and eating locusts and wild honey. He preaches a message of repentance and baptizes people in the Jordan River.