Luke 3:16

¹⁴ And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages.

¹⁵ And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not;

John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:

¹⁷ Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.

¹⁸ And many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the people.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: John answered all of them: “I baptize you with water, but One more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
KJV: John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:
WEB: John answered them all, “I indeed baptize you with water, but he comes who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to loosen. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and fire.
ASV: John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but there cometh he that is mightier than I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit and [in] fire:
DARBY: John answered all, saying, *I* indeed baptise you with water, but the mightier than I is coming, the thong of whose sandals I am not fit to unloose; *he* shall baptise you with [the] Holy Spirit and fire;
BLB: John answered, saying to all, “I indeed baptize you⁺ in water, but the One mightier than I comes, of whom I am not sufficient to loose the strap of His sandals. He will baptize you⁺ in the Holy Spirit and fire,

ÅB: da svarte Johannes og sa til alle: Jeg døper dere med vann; men den kommer som er sterkere enn jeg, han hvis skorem jeg ikke er verdig til å løse; han skal døpe dere med den Hellige Ånd og ild;
OTB: Johannes svarte dem alle: “Jeg døper dere med vann. Men en som er mektigere enn jeg, kommer, han som jeg ikke er verdig til å løse sandalremmen for. Han skal døpe dere med Den Hellige Ånd og ild.
B1930: da svarte Johannes og sa til alle: Jeg døper eder med vann; men den kommer som er sterkere enn jeg, han hvis skorem jeg ikke er verdig til å løse; han skal døpe eder med den Hellige Ånd og ild;

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Matthew 3:11
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:
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Acts 1:5
For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.
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Acts 11:15–16
And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning.
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John 1:33
And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.
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John 1:26
John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;
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Acts 19:4–5
Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.
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Joel 2:28–29
And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:
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Acts 2:3–4
And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.
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