Acts 13:24
Modern Translations
New International Version
Before the coming of Jesus, John preached repentance and baptism to all the people of Israel.

New Living Translation
Before he came, John the Baptist preached that all the people of Israel needed to repent of their sins and turn to God and be baptized.

English Standard Version
Before his coming, John had proclaimed a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

Berean Study Bible
Before the arrival of Jesus, John preached a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

New American Standard Bible
after John had proclaimed, before His coming, a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

NASB 1995
after John had proclaimed before His coming a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

NASB 1977
after John had proclaimed before His coming a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

Amplified Bible
Before His coming John [the Baptist] had preached a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

Christian Standard Bible
Before his coming to public attention, John had previously proclaimed a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Before He came to public attention, John had previously proclaimed a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

Contemporary English Version
But before Jesus came, John was telling everyone in Israel to turn back to God and be baptized.

Good News Translation
Before Jesus began his work, John preached to all the people of Israel that they should turn from their sins and be baptized.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Before Jesus began his ministry, John [the Baptizer] told everyone in Israel about the baptism of repentance.

International Standard Version
Before Jesus' appearance, John had already preached a baptism of repentance to all the people in Israel.

NET Bible
Before Jesus arrived, John had proclaimed a baptism for repentance to all the people of Israel.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
When John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

New King James Version
after John had first preached, before His coming, the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

King James 2000 Bible
When John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

New Heart English Bible
before his coming, when John had first preached the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

World English Bible
before his coming, when John had first preached the baptism of repentance to Israel.

American King James Version
When John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

American Standard Version
when John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

A Faithful Version
After John had first preached, before His coming, the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

Darby Bible Translation
John having proclaimed before the face of his entry [among the people] [the] baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

English Revised Version
when John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

Webster's Bible Translation
John having first preached, before his coming, the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
When Iohn had first preached before his coming the baptisme of repentance to all the people of Israel.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
When Iohn had first preached before his commyng, the baptisme of repentaunce to all the people of Israel.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
whan Ihon had first preached before his comynge the baptyme of repentaunce vnto Israel.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
when Iohn had fyrst preached before his cominge the baptyme of repentauce to Israel.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
John having first preached, before His coming, an immersion of conversion to all the people of Israel;

Berean Literal Bible
John having proclaimed before the face of His coming a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

Young's Literal Translation
John having first preached, before his coming, a baptism of reformation to all the people of Israel;

Smith's Literal Translation
John having proclaimed before the face of his coming the immersion of repentance to all the people of Israel.

Literal Emphasis Translation
Before the presence of His coming, John preached a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
John first preaching, before his coming, the baptism of penance to all the people of Israel.

Catholic Public Domain Version
John was preaching, before the face of his advent, a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And he sent Yohannan to preach the baptism of repentance before his coming to all the people of Israel.

Lamsa Bible
Before whose coming, he had sent John to preach the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
John having first preached, before his coming, the immersion of repentance to all the people of Israel.

Godbey New Testament
and John having preached the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel, before the face of his coming.

Haweis New Testament
John having preached before his first coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

Mace New Testament
before his appearance, John had preach'd the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

Weymouth New Testament
Before the coming of Jesus, John had proclaimed to all the people of Israel a baptism of repentance.

Worrell New Testament
John having first preached, before His coming, the immersion of repentance to all the people of Israel.

Worsley New Testament
John having preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
















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