4. John was there baptizing in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
5. And all the Judean region and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem went out to him and were being baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.
6. And John was dressed in camel’s hair and a belt made of leather around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey.
7. And he was preaching, saying, “One who is more powerful than I is coming after me, of whom I am not worthy to bend down and untie the strap of his sandals.
8. I baptized you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”
9. And it happened that in those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized in the Jordan by John.