15. Now the people were filled with expectation, and all were wondering in their hearts about John, whether he might be the Messiah.
16. John answered them all, saying, “As for me, I immerse you with water. But One is coming who is mightier than I am; I am not worthy to untie the strap of His sandals! He will immerse you in the Ruach ha-Kodesh and fire.
17. His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and gather the wheat into His barn, but the chaff He will burn up with inextinguishable fire.”
18. So with many other exhortations, John proclaimed Good News to the people.
19. But Herod the tetrarch—after being rebuked by John because of Herodias, his brother’s wife, and because of all the evil things Herod had done—
20. added even this on top of them all: he shut up John in prison.