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NASB | John 3:26 And they came to John and said to him, "Rabbi, He who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you have testified, behold, He is baptizing and all are coming to Him." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 3:26 So they came to John and said to him, "Rabbi (Teacher), the Man who was with you on the other side of the Jordan [at the Jordan River crossing]--and to whom you have testified--look, He is baptizing too, and everyone is going to Him!" |
Subject: disciples only baptized not Jesus |
Bible Note: Jesus Christ's earthly Ministry did not begin until John the Baptist was put in prison, Mk 1:14-15. In Jn 3:22-4:3, John the Baptist was not in prison yet and, therefore, Jesus Christ's earthly Ministry had not begun yet in Jn 3:22-4:3. After Jesus Christ began His Ministry, He told us all to "repent and believe" but there is nothing said about physical water baptisms because there weren't any during His entire earthly Ministry. Not until Ac 8; Ac 10 were there physical water baptisms for non-Jews before the believing Jews realized that non-Jews are also saved through repentance and faith that leads to obedience, Mk 1:14-15; Ac 11; Ac 15; etc. What did Peter remember in Ac 11? John baptized with water but Jesus Christ baptizes with God's Holy Spirit and this is the one baptism of 1Co 12:12-13; Eph 4:4-7; etc. And, Peter also remembered that we are not to call unclean or common what God has made clean. How? Read Jn 13-17. |