This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he spake and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus, knowing only the baptism of John:

And he said, Into what then were ye baptized? And they said, Into John's baptism.

And John also was baptizing in Enon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.

And all the people when they heard, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.

And there came also publicans to be baptized, and they said unto him, Teacher, what must we do?

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said unto them, Ye offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected for themselves the counsel of God, being not baptized of him.

And there went out unto him all the country of Judaea, and all they of Jerusalem; And they were baptized of him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.

He said therefore to the multitudes that went out to be baptized of him, Ye offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

Now it came to pass, when all the people were baptized, that, Jesus also having been baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,