Luke 3:16

Yochanan answered everyone, saying, I give you a tevilah with a mikveh mayim, but Hu HaBah (He Who Comes) + 3:16 i.e., Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach has more chozek (strength) than me; I am not worthy to untie the strap of his sandals. He will give you a tevilah with the Ruach Hakodesh and with Eish.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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:

In Context

15As the Am [Berit] were filled with expectation, and all were wondering in their levavot (hearts) concerning Yochanan, whether perhaps he might be the Moshiach,

17The winnowing fork is in his hand to clean out his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his storehouse, but the MOTZ (chaff) he will burn up with an EISH LO TIKHBEH (fire not [ever] extinguished).

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Cross References

Isaiah 4:4When Adonoi shall have washed away the filth of the Banot Tziyon, and shall have purged the dahm of Yerushalayim from the midst thereof by the Ruach Mishpat, and by the Ruach Ba'er (Spirit of Burning).

Isaiah 44:3For I will pour mayim upon him that is thirsty, 1 and flowing streams upon the yabashah; + 44:3 Gn 1:9 1 I will pour out My Ruach + 44:3 Hakodesh upon thy zera, 1 and My brocha upon thine offspring; 1

Malachi 3:2But who may abide the Yom Bo'o (day of His coming)? 1 Who shall stand when He appeareth? 1 For He is like a refinerʼs eish, 1 and like fullersʼ soap: 1

Mark 1:7And he was preaching, [crying out as a maggid], + 1:7 for the Moshiach saying, Hu Habah (He who Comes) + 1:7 i.e. Moshiach after me has more chozek (strength) than me. I am not worthy to stoop down and remove his sandals.

John 1:33And I did not recognize him, but the One who sent me to give the mikveh mayimʼs tevilah said to me, Upon whomever you see the Ruach Hakodesh descending and remaining, this is the One giving the tevilah in the Ruach Hakodesh. + 1:33 Yoel 3:1

Matthew Henry on Luke 3:16-21

Imprisonment of John the Baptist. 15 And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not; 16 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: 17 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire… Read the whole commentary →

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