Mat Matthew, chapter The Gospel According to Matthew, chapter 3

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I baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come One more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit. Mrk 1:8; Luk 3:16; Jhn 1:26; Act 1:5; Act 2:2

Matthew 3:11 in different translations

English

KJV (66 books) I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:

AFINT (Exp US) “I indeed baptize you with water as a sign of repentance, but the One who comes after me—the Messiah—is mightier and more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy or fit to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit, bringing spiritual transformation and empowerment, and with fire, bringing decisive judgment.

AFINT (Exp UK) “I indeed baptise you with water as a sign of repentance, but the One who comes after me—the Messiah—is mightier and more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy or fit to carry. He will baptise you with the Holy Spirit, bringing spiritual transformation and empowerment, and with fire, bringing decisive judgment.

AFINT (Lit US) “I indeed baptize you with water for repentance, but the One who comes after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not fit to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

AFINT (Lit UK) “I indeed baptise you with water for repentance, but the One who comes after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not fit to carry. He will baptise you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

ASV I indeed baptize you in water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in fire:

BSB I baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come One more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.

DRA I indeed baptize you in the water unto penance, but he that shall come after me, is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear; he shall baptize you in the Holy Ghost and fire.

EMTV I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit,

FBV Yes, I baptize you in water to show repentance, but after me is coming one who is greater than I am. I'm not worthy even to remove his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.

GNV In deede I baptize you with water to amendment of life, but he that commeth after me, is mightier then I, whose shoes I am not worthie to beare: hee will baptize you with the holy Ghost, and with fire.

LSV I indeed immerse yöu in water for conversion, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, of whom I am not worthy to carry the sandals, He will immerse yöu in the Holy Spirit and fire,

NASB “As for me, I baptize you with water for repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, and I am not fit to remove His sandals; He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. NASB 2020

NIV (US) “I baptize you with water for repentance. But after me comes one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

NIV (UK) ‘I baptise you with water for repentance. But after me comes one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptise you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

NMV Yochanan [Yah is gracious] answered all of them “Behold I truly baptize you with water in the days of repentance, but another comes mightier than I, the thong of whose sandal I am not worthy to unfasten. He will baptize you with the fire of Ruach HaKodesh (Holy Spirit [Ruach])”.

OJB I give you a tevilah (immersion) in a mikveh mayim for teshuva, but Hu Habah (He who Comes) after me has more chozek (strength) than me. I am not worthy to remove his sandals. He will give you a tevilah (immersion) with the Ruach Hakodesh and eish (fire).

TCENT “I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.

T4T “As for me, I am not very important, because I baptize you only with water. I baptize you because of your feeling sorry that you have sinned. But someone else will come soon who is very great; he will do powerful deeds (OR, act powerfully). Because he is superior to me, I am not worthy even to do a menial task for him, such as to carry his sandals. He will put his Holy Spirit within you to truly change the way you live [MET], and he will judge others of you and punish you in the fire in hell.

WEB (US) “I indeed baptize you in water for repentance, but he who comes after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit.

WEB (UK) “I indeed baptise you in water for repentance, but he who comes after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptise you in the Holy Spirit.

WMB (US) “I indeed immerse you in water for repentance, but he who comes after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will immerse you in the Holy Spirit.

Russian

РСП (66 кн.) Я крещу вас в воде в покаяние, но Идущий за мною сильнее меня; я не достоин понести обувь Его; Он будет крестить вас Духом Святым и огнем;

РСП (юбил.) Я крещу вас в воде в покаяние, но Идущий за мной сильнее меня; я недостоин понести обувь Его; Он будет крестить вас Духом Святым и огнем;

НРП Я крещу вас водой в знак покаяния, но после меня придет Тот, Кто могущественнее меня. Я даже недостоин нести Его сандалии. Он будет крестить вас Святым Духом и огнем.

Заокская (Кулаков) Я крещу вас водой в знак покаяния, Идущий же за мной столь много сильнее меня, что я недостоин нести и обувь Его за Ним. Он будет крестить вас Духом Святым и огнем.

ВП Я совершаю над вами обряд, погружая вас в воду, как знак того, что вы покаялись, но после меня придёт Тот, Кто могущественнее меня, я даже не достоин нести Его сандалии. Он будет погружать вас в Святого Духа и в огонь.

СП (БЛ) Я крещу водой в знак покаяния, но Тот, Кто придёт после меня, могущественнее меня. Я недостоин даже быть рабом, который снимает Его сандалии. Он будет крестить вас Святым Духом и огнём.

Десницкий Я вас крестил в знак покаяния, омывая водой, а за мной грядет Тот, Кто меня сильней! Даже снять с Него обувь – я и того недостоин! И Он омоет вас Святым Духом и огнем.

Кассиан Я вас крещу водою в покаяние, но Идущий за мною сильнее меня, Тот, Чью обувь я недостоин понести. Он будет крестить вас Духом Святым и огнем.