Luke 3:15-18

15 The people were waiting expectantly and were all wondering in their hearts if John could be the Christ.

16 John answered all of them: “I baptize you with water, ^[a] but One more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. ^[b] He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. ^[c]

17 His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather the wheat into His barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”

18 With these and many other exhortations, John proclaimed the good news to the people.

Footnotes

• [a] Or in water
• [b] Cited in Acts 13:25
• [c] Or in the Holy Spirit and in fire