 | Flavius Josephus - 1889 - 584 pages
...come to baptism, for that by this means the washing [with water] would appear acceptable 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 still that the soul were thoroughly purified... | |
 | Richard M. Mitchell - 1893 - 496 pages
...did against John that was called the Baptist, for Herod slew him, who was a good man and commanded the Jews to exercise virtue, both as to righteousness...God, and so to come to baptism ; for that the washing would be acceptable to him, if they made use of it, not in order to the putting away of some sins,... | |
 | Samuel Cox, Sir William Robertson Nicoll, James Moffatt - 1898 - 488 pages
...which Whiston translates as follows : "For that the washing with water 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... | |
 | P. C. Sense - 1899 - 472 pages
...Lord, make his paths straight." Of John the Baptist, Josephus says, he "was a good man, and commanded the Jews to exercise virtue, both as to righteousness...God, and so to come to baptism : for that the washing would be acceptable to him, if they made use of it, not in order to the putting away of some sins,... | |
 | 1922 - 480 pages
...Herod slew him, who was a good man, and commanded the Jews to exercise virtue both as to justice toward one another and piety towards God, and so to come to baptism.' The editors of The Beginnings of Christianity criticize this rendering on the ground that it would... | |
 | Rush Rhees - 1900 - 402 pages
...put to death though he was a good man, and commanded the Jews to exercise virtue, both as to justice towards one another, and piety towards God, and so to come to baptism; for baptism would be acceptable to God, if they made use of it not in order to expiate some sin, but for... | |
 | Alfred Edersheim - 1907 - 854 pages
...John, who was sumamed the Baptist. For Herod ordered him to be killed, a nmxl man, and who commanded the Jews to exercise virtue, both as to righteousness towards one another, and piety towards God, and BO to come to baptism. For that the baptizing would be acceptable to Him, if they made use of it, not... | |
 | William Bancroft Hill - 1911 - 242 pages
...righteousness toward one another, and piety toward God, and so to come to baptism, for that 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... | |
 | Thomas James Thorburn - 1916 - 386 pages
...Baptist ('Iwdvvov roO frucaXov/i/vov Barrurrov). " For Herod slew him, who was a good man and commanded the Jews to exercise virtue both as to righteousness towards one another, and piety of the Baptist. The genuineness of the passage is just as doubtful as that of the two references in... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson Jerome - 1917 - 254 pages
...commanded the Jews to exercise virtue both as to righteousness toward one another and piety toward God and so to come to baptism, for that the washing...they made use of it, not in order to the putting away of some sins only, but for the purification of the body, supposing still that the soul was thoroughly... | |
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Now some of the Jews thought that the destruction of Herod's army came from God ; and that very justly, as a punishment of what he did against John, who was called the Baptist. For Herod slew him, who was a good man, and commanded the Jews to exercise... 
