 ... was a good man, and commanded the Jews to exercise virtue both as to righteousness towards one another and piety towards God, and so to come to baptism, for that the washing (with water) would...  “The” Works of Flavius Josephus - Page 531by Flavius Josephus - 1856Full view - About this book
 | Flavius Josephus - 1889 - 584 pages
...to him, when they made use of it, not in order to the putting away [or the remission] of some gins [only,] but for the purification of the body, supposing...so great power of persuading men might tend to some sedition or other, for they seemed to be disposed to do every thing he should advise them to ; so he... | |
 | Philip Schaff - 1889 - 906 pages
...acceptable to him, if they made use of it, not in order to the putting away [or the remission] of some sins [only], but for the purification of the body : supposing still that the soul was thoroughly purified beforehand by righteousness. Now when [many] others came in crowds about him,... | |
 | Richard M. Mitchell - 1893 - 496 pages
...would be acceptable to him, if they made use of it, not in order to the putting away of some sins, but for the purification of the body, supposing still that the soul was thoroughly purified beforehand by righteousness. Now when others came in crowds about him — for... | |
 | Henry Latham - 1895 - 520 pages
..."Antiquities of the Jews," Bk. xviii. Chap. v, Whiston's translation, gives the following account : " Now, when [many] others came in crowds about him, for they were greatly moved [or pleased] by hearing his words, Herod, who feared lest the great influence John had over the... | |
 | Samuel Cox, Sir William Robertson Nicoll, James Moffatt - 1898 - 488 pages
...would be acceptable to Him (God) if they made use of it, not in order to the putting away of some sins but for the purification of the body ; supposing still that the soul was thoroughly purified beforehand by righteousness." This passage seems to indicate an unwillingness... | |
 | P. C. Sense - 1899 - 472 pages
...would be acceptable to him, if they made use of it, not in order to the putting away of some sins, but for the purification of the body, supposing still that the soul was thoroughly purified beforehand by righteousness. Now, when others came in crowds about him, for... | |
 | Norman Macleod - 1869 - 1092 pages
...acceptable to Him, if they made use of it, not in order to the putting away (or the remission) of some sins (only), but for the purification of the body, supposing still that the soul was thoroughly purified beforehand by righteousness. Now when many others came in crowds about him,... | |
 | William Bancroft Hill - 1911 - 242 pages
...the baptism would be acceptable to him if they made use of it, not in order to put away some sins, but for the purification of the body — supposing still that the soul was thoroughly purified beforehand by righteousness. Now, when others came in crowds about him, for... | |
 | Daniel Kauffman - 1914 - 712 pages
...acceptable to him, if they made use of it, not in order to the putting away (or the remission) of some sins (only) but for the purification of the body; supposing still that the soul was thoroughly purified beforehand by righteousness." (Book 18. Chap. 5, P. 540.) Although a Jew himself,... | |
 | Thomas James Thorburn - 1916 - 386 pages
...baptism; for that the washing [with water] would be acceptable to him, not for the putting away of some sins [only], but for the purification of the body, supposing still that the soul was thoroughly purified beforehand by righteousness (Ant., XVIII, 5, 2)-" 1 See Professor Lake's article... | |
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