“John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:”
John answered them all, I baptize you with water. But one who is 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 fire — the water/Spirit-and-fire contrast explains the relationship between John's baptism and Jesus' baptism. The more powerful one renders John unworthy even for the lowest slave's task. The Holy Spirit and fire baptism fulfills Joel 2:28–29 at Pentecost and the eschatological purification of Malachi 3:2–3.
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