John

When Yeshua learned that the P’rushim had heard he was making and immersing more talmidim than Yochanan

you have sent to Yochanan, and he has testified to the truth.

“But I have a testimony that is greater than Yochanan’s. For the things the Father has given me to do, the very things I am doing now, testify on my behalf that the Father has sent me.

He went off again beyond the Yarden, where Yochanan had been immersing at first, and stayed there.

Many people came to him and said, “Yochanan performed no miracles, but everything Yochanan said about this man was true.”

For Yochanan used to immerse people in water; but in a few days, you will be immersed in the Ruach HaKodesh!”

from the time Yochanan was immersing people until the day Yeshua was taken up from us — one of these must become a witness with us to his resurrection.”

You know what has been going on throughout Y’hudah, starting from the Galil after the immersion that Yochanan proclaimed;

And I remembered that the Lord had said, ‘Yochanan used to immerse people in water, but you will be immersed in the Ruach HaKodesh.’

Now before the coming of Yeshua, Yochanan proclaimed to all the people of Isra’el an immersion in connection with turning to God from sin.

But as Yochanan was ending his work, he said, ‘Who do you suppose I am? Well — I’m not! But after me is coming someone, the sandals of whose feet I am unworthy to untie.’

This man had been informed about the Way of the Lord, and with great spiritual fervor he spoke and taught accurately the facts about Yeshua, but he knew only the immersion of Yochanan.

“In that case,” he said, “into what were you immersed?” “The immersion of Yochanan,” they answered.

Sha’ul said, “Yochanan practiced an immersion in connection with turning from sin to God; but he told the people to put their trust in the one who would come after him, that is, in Yeshua.”