King James Version with Apocrypha
"And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not;"
— Luke 3:15, King James Version with Apocrypha
“And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not;”
“And as the people were in expectation, and all men reasoned in their hearts concerning John, whether haply he were the Christ; ”
“As the people were in expectation, and all men reasoned in their hearts concerning John, whether perhaps he was the Christ,”
“While the people were filled with anticipation and they all wondered whether perhaps John could be the Christ,”
“And as the people were of opinion, and all were thinking in their hearts of John, that perhaps he might be the Christ:”
“And while the people were waiting, and all men were questioning in their hearts about John, if he was the Christ or not,”
Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do?
And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you.
And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages.
And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not;
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:
Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.
And many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the people.