Mark 1:4-5 John was immersing in the wilderness, and preaching the immersion of repentance in order to the remission of sins.

Anderson⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁴ John was immersing in the wilderness, and preaching the immersion of repentance in order to the remission of sins. ⁵ And all the country of Judea and the inhabitants of Jerusalem went out to him, and were all immersed by him in the river Jordan, con fessing their sins.