Luke 3:16 meaning and explanation

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.

Luke 3:16, Berean Standard Bible

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John the Baptist answers the crowd's hope that he might be the Messiah. He insists he is only a forerunner: his water baptism prepares people, but the coming One is mightier and will baptize with the Holy Spirit and fire.

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