Matthew 3:11

I give you a tevilah (immersion) in a mikveh mayim for teshuva, but Hu Habah (He who Comes) + 3:11 i.e., the Moshiach after me has more chozek (strength) than me. I am not worthy to remove his sandals. He will give you a tevilah (immersion) with the Ruach Hakodesh and eish (fire).

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:

In Context

10And already the ax is laid at the shoresh haetzim (the root of the trees); therefore, every etz not producing pri tov (good fruit) is cut down and thrown into the eish (fire).

12The winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear out his threshing floor, and he will gather his wheat into the storehouse; but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable eish (fire).

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Cross References

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

Zechariah 13:9And I will bring the one-third through the eish, 1 and will refine them as kesef is refined, 1 and will test them as zahav is tested; 1 they shall call biShmi (on My Name), and I will hear them; 1 I will say: This is My people; 1 and they shall say: Hashem is Elohai.

Matthew 3:6Making vidduy (confession of sin) + 3:6 to Hashem of their averos (sins), they were submitted to a tevilah (immersion) by him, using the Yarden River as a mikveh mayim (gathering of water).

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.

Luke 3:3And Yochanan went into all the surrounding region of the Yarden darshenen a tevilah of teshuva for the selichat avon,

Luke 7:6And Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach was starting out on his derech with them; and when he was already not far from the bais, the centurion sent beloved re'im (friends), saying to him, Adoni, do not trouble yourself further, for I am not worthy for you to come under my roof;

Matthew Henry on Matthew 3:8-13

The Preaching of John the Baptist. 7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come? 8 Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance: 9 And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham. 10 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not… Read the whole commentary →

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