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Luke 3:3
New English Translation
Luke 3:3
New English Translation
3 He[a] went into all the region around the Jordan River,[b] preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.[c]
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- Luke 3:3 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.
- Luke 3:3 tn “River” is not in the Greek text but is supplied for clarity.
- Luke 3:3 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).
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