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Matthew 3:14

King James Version
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But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?

Open English Bible (Commonwealth)
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But John tried to prevent him. ‘I need to be baptized by you,’ he said, ‘so why have you come to me?’

Open English Bible (US)
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But John tried to prevent him. “I need to be baptized by you,” he said, “so why have you come to me?”