Acts 19:4 meaning and explanation
Paul explained: “John’s baptism was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the One coming after him, that is, in Jesus.”
Acts 19:4, Berean Standard Bible
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Paul is speaking in Ephesus to about twelve disciples who had received only John's baptism and had not heard of the Holy Spirit. His explanation places John the Baptist in the story of salvation: John's baptism was a baptism of repentance, an outward turning from sin that pointed beyond itself.
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