^4 (A)John came baptizing in the wilderness and preaching a baptism of repentance ^[a]for the remission of sins.

^5 (A)Then all the land of Judea, and those from Jerusalem, went out to him and were all baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.

^8 (A)I indeed baptized you with water, but He will baptize you ^(B)with the Holy Spirit.”

²⁹ And when all the people heard Him, even the tax collectors ^[a]justified God, ^(A)having been baptized with the baptism of John.

³⁰ But the Pharisees and ^[a]lawyers rejected ^(A)the will of God for themselves, not having been baptized by him.