American Standard Version
"With many other exhortations therefore preached he good tidings unto the people; "
— Luke 3:18, American Standard Version
“And many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the people.”
“Then with many other exhortations he preached good news to the people,”
“And in this way, with many other exhortations, John proclaimed good news to the people.”
“And many other things exhorting did he preach to the people.”
“And so comforting them with these and other words, he gave the good news to the people;”
“And many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the people.”
And as the people were in expectation, and all men reasoned in their hearts concerning John, whether haply he were the Christ;
John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but there cometh he that is mightier than I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in fire:
whose fan is in his hand, thoroughly to cleanse his threshing-floor, and to gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire.
With many other exhortations therefore preached he good tidings unto the people;
but Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother’s wife, and for all the evil things which Herod had done,
added this also to them all, that he shut up John in prison.
Now it came to pass, when all the people were baptized, that, Jesus also having been baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,