Luke 3:16
John answered them all, “I indeed baptize you with water, but he comes who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to loosen. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and fire.Luke 3:16 · WEB
This verse in other languages
- ગુજરાતી — લૂક ૩:૧૬
- ત્યારે યોહાને ઉત્તર આપતાં સર્વને કહ્યું કે, ‘હું તો પાણીથી તમારું બાપ્તિસ્મા કરું છું, પણ મારા કરતાં જે સામર્થ્યવાન છે તે આવે છે, તેમના ચંપલની દોરી છોડવાને પણ હું યોગ્ય નથી. તે પવિત્ર આત્માથી તથા અગ્નિથી તમારું બાપ્તિસ્મા કરશે.
- हिन्दी — लूका ३:१६
- तो यूहन्ना ने उन सब के उत्तर में कहा, “मैं तो तुम्हें पानी से बपतिस्मा देता हूँ, परन्तु वह आनेवाला है, जो मुझसे शक्तिशाली है; मैं तो इस योग्य भी नहीं, कि उसके जूतों का फीता खोल सकूँ, वह तुम्हें पवित्र आत्मा और आग से बपतिस्मा देगा।
In context
14Soldiers also asked him, saying, “What about us? What must we do?” He said to them, “Extort from no one by violence, neither accuse anyone wrongfully. Be content with your wages.”
15As the people were in expectation, and all men reasoned in their hearts concerning John, whether perhaps he was the Christ,
16John answered them all, “I indeed baptize you with water, but he comes who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to loosen. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and fire.
17His winnowing fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor, and will gather the wheat into his barn; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
18Then with many other exhortations he preached good news to the people,
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