Catholic Public Domain Version
"John was preaching, before the face of his advent, a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel. "
— Acts 13:24, Catholic Public Domain Version
“When John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.”
“when John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel. ”
“before his coming, when John had first preached the baptism of repentance to Israel.”
“Before Jesus arrived, John had proclaimed a baptism for repentance to all the people of Israel.”
“John first preaching, before his coming, the baptism of penance to all the people of Israel.”
“For whose coming John made ready the way by preaching to all the people of Israel the baptism which goes with a change of heart.”
“When John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.”
And later on, they petitioned for a king. And God gave them Saul, the son of Kish, a man from the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.
And having removed him, he raised up for them king David. And offering testimony about him, he said, ‘I have found David, the son of Jesse, to be a man according to my own heart, who will accomplish all that I will.’
From his offspring, according to the Promise, God has brought Jesus the Savior to Israel.
John was preaching, before the face of his advent, a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
Then, when John completed his course, he was saying: ‘I am not the one you consider me to be. For behold, one arrives after me, the shoes of whose feet I am not worthy to loosen.’
Noble brothers, sons of the stock of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, it is to you the Word of this salvation has been sent.
For those who were living in Jerusalem, and its rulers, heeding neither him, nor the voices of the Prophets that are read on every Sabbath, fulfilled these by judging him.