Luke 3:16-17

Luke 3:16-17. Comp, the accounts of Matthew and Mark, also John 1:26-27. The latter passage probably refers to a later interview with delegates from Jerusalem, though the language may have been used more than once.

With water, not ‘in water,' as in Matthew 3:11.

In the Holy Spirit and fire. Not in fire of judgment, see on Matthew 3:11. Notice the variations of ‘with' and ‘in.' The striking figure is repeated: Whose fan is in his hand, etc.