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Veprat e Apostujve 19:4
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from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
John: Acts 1:5, Acts 11:16, Acts 13:23-25, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 3:12, Matthew 11:3-5, Matthew 21:25-32, Mark 1:1-12, Luke 1:76-79, Luke 3:16-18, John 1:15, John 1:27, John 1:29-34, John 3:28-36, John 5:33-35
Reciprocal: Malachi 3:1 - and he Matthew 3:6 - were Mark 1:4 - did Mark 1:8 - he shall Luke 1:77 - give Luke 3:3 - preaching John 1:7 - a witness John 1:8 - that light John 1:19 - Who John 1:31 - therefore Acts 2:38 - in Acts 13:24 - General Acts 13:25 - whom
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Then said Paul,.... In reply to their answer, understanding them that they were baptized by John, he takes it up, and gives an account of John's baptism: showing how agreeable it was, and that it was the same baptism with the baptism of Christ, being administered in his name:
John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance; which required repentance antecedent to it, and was a fruit and effect, and so an evidence of it:
saying unto the people; the people of the Jews, the common people, the multitude that attended on his ministry:
that they should believe on him, which should come after him, that is, on Jesus Christ; so that he preached faith in Christ, as well as repentance towards God; and made the one as well as the other a necessary prerequisite unto baptism; which shows, that his baptism and Christian baptism are the same.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
John verily baptized - John did indeed baptize.
With the baptism of repentance - Having special reference to repentance, or as a profession that they did repent of their sins. See the notes on Matthew 3:6.
Saying unto the people - The design of his preaching was to tarn the people from their sins, and to prepare them for the coming of the Messiah. He therefore directed their attention principally to him that was to come, John 1:15, John 1:22-27.
That is, on Christ Jesus - These are the words of Paul, explaining what John taught. John taught them to believe in the Messiah, and Paul now showed them that the Messiah was Jesus of Nazareth. The argument of Paul is, that it was highly proper for them now to profess publicly that Saviour to whom John had borne such explicit testimony. “Jesus is the Messiah for whom John came to prepare the way; and as you have em braced John’s doctrine, you ought now publicly to acknowledge that Redeemer by baptism in his name.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Acts 19:4. That they should believe on him which should come after — John baptized them with the baptism of repentance; this was common to all the baptisms administered by the Jews to proselytes; but telling them that they should believe on him who was coming, was peculiar to John's baptism.