Mat 3:11-12, Luk 7:29-30, Joh 1:29, 33-34, 3:29-36 | ESV | STEP | I baptize you with water for repentance , but he who is coming after me is mightier than I , whose sandals I am not worthy to carry . He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire .

Matthew 3:11-12

11 ^a“I baptize you with water ^bfor repentance, but ^che who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you ^dwith the Holy Spirit and ^efire. 12 His ^fwinnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor and ^ggather his wheat into the barn, ^hbut the chaff he will burn with ⁱunquenchable fire.”

Luke 7:29-30

29 ( ^jWhen all the people heard this, and ^kthe tax collectors too, they declared God just, ^{▼▼Greek they justified God} ^mhaving been baptized with ⁿthe baptism of John, 30 ^obut the Pharisees and ^pthe lawyers ^qrejected ^rthe purpose of God for themselves, not having been baptized by him.)

John 1:29

Behold, the Lamb of God

29 The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, ^sthe Lamb of God, who ^ttakes away the sin ^uof the world!

John 1:33-34

33 I myself did not know him, but ^vhe who sent me to baptize ^wwith water said to me, ‘He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain, ^xthis is he who baptizes ^ywith the Holy Spirit.’ 34 And I have seen and have borne witness that this is the Son of God.”

John 3:29-36

29 ^zThe one who has the bride is the bridegroom. ^aaThe friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, ^abrejoices greatly at the bridegroom’s voice. Therefore this joy of mine is now complete. 30 ^acHe must increase, but I must decrease.” ^{▼▼Some interpreters hold that the quotation continues through verse 36}

31 ^aeHe who comes from above ^afis above all. He who is of the earth belongs to the earth and ^agspeaks in an earthly way. ^ahHe who comes from heaven ^aiis above all. 32 ^ajHe bears witness to what he has seen and heard, ^akyet no one receives his testimony. 33 Whoever receives his testimony ^alsets his seal to this, ^amthat God is true. 34 For he whom ^anGod has sent utters the words of God, for he gives the Spirit ^aowithout measure. 35 ^apThe Father loves the Son and ^aqhas given all things into his hand. 36 ^arWhoever believes in the Son has eternal life; ^aswhoever does not obey the Son shall not ^atsee life, but the wrath of God remains on him.