ASV
KJV
3. And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;
ESV
3. And he went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
ERVEN
3. So he went through the whole area around the Jordan River and told the people God's message. He told them to be baptized to show that they wanted to change their lives, and then their sins would be forgiven.
NLT
3. Then John went from place to place on both sides of the Jordan River, preaching that people should be baptized to show that they had turned to God to receive forgiveness for their sins.
WEB
3. He came into all the region around the Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for remission of sins.
NET
3. He went into all the region around the Jordan River, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
NLV
3. He went into all the country around the Jordan River. He preached that people should be baptized because they were sorry for their sins and had turned from them, and they would be forgiven.
HCSB
3. He went into all the vicinity of the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins,
YLT
3. and he came to all the region round the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of reformation -- to remission of sins,
LITV
3. And he came into the neighborhood of the Jordan proclaiming a baptism of repentance for remission of sins,
RV
3. And he came into all the region round about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance unto remission of sins;
NCV
3. He went all over the area around the Jordan River preaching a baptism of changed hearts and lives for the forgiveness of sins.
MKJV
3. And he came into all the country around Jordan, proclaiming the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins,
AKJV
3. And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;
LXXEN
KJV
3. And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;
AMP
3. And he went into all the country round about the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance (of hearty amending of their ways, with abhorrence of past wrongdoing) unto the forgiveness of sin.
KJVP
3. And G2532 CONJ he came G2064 V-2AAI-3S into G1519 PREP all G3956 A-ASF the G3588 T-ASF country about G4066 A-ASF Jordan G2446 N-GSM , preaching G2784 V-PAP-NSM the baptism G908 N-ASN of repentance G3341 N-GSF for G1519 PREP the remission G859 N-ASF of sins G266 N-GPF ;
YLT
3. and he came to all the region round the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of reformation -- to remission of sins,
ASV
3. And he came into all the region round about the Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance unto remission of sins;
WEB
3. He came into all the region around the Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for remission of sins.
NASB
3. He went throughout (the) whole region of the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins,
ESV
3. And he went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
RV
3. And he came into all the region round about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance unto remission of sins;
RSV
3. and he went into all the region about the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
NKJV
3. And he went into all the region around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins,
MKJV
3. And he came into all the country around Jordan, proclaiming the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins,
AKJV
3. And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;
NRSV
3. He went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins,
NIV
3. He went into all the country around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
NIRV
3. He went into all the countryside around the Jordan River. There he preached that people should be baptized and turn away from their sins. Then God would forgive them.
NLT
3. Then John went from place to place on both sides of the Jordan River, preaching that people should be baptized to show that they had turned to God to receive forgiveness for their sins.
MSG
3. He went all through the country around the Jordan River preaching a baptism of life-change leading to forgiveness of sins,
GNB
3. So John went throughout the whole territory of the Jordan River, preaching, "Turn away from your sins and be baptized, and God will forgive your sins."
NET
3. He went into all the region around the Jordan River, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
ERVEN
3. So he went through the whole area around the Jordan River and told the people God's message. He told them to be baptized to show that they wanted to change their lives, and then their sins would be forgiven.