And there went out unto him all the land of Judea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the Jordan, confessing their sins. |
And all the land of Judea, and those from Jerusalem, went out to him and were all baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins. |
And all the country of Judea was going out to him, and all the people of Jerusalem; and they were being baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins. |
The whole Judean country side and all the people of Jerusalem went out to him. Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River. |
And there kept going out to him [continuously] all the country of Judea and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, as they were confessing their sins. |
And there kept on proceeding out to him in a steady stream all the Judaean region and all the people of Jerusalem. And they were being baptized by him in the Jordan river as they were confessing their sins. |
All the people of the Judaean countryside and everyone in Jerusalem went out to him in the desert and received his baptism in the river Jordan, publicly confessing their sins. |
And people from all over Judea and everybody in Jerusalem kept on going out to him and being baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins. |
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