 | Terrot Reaveley Glover - 1917 - 248 pages
...generation later, "was a good man, and commanded the Jews to exercise virtue both in justice toward one another and piety towards God, and so to come to baptism; for so baptism would be acceptable to God if they made use of it, not to excuse certain sins, but for the... | |
 | Terrot Reaveley Glover - 1917 - 248 pages
...generation later, "was a good man, and commanded the Jews to exercise virtue both in justice toward one another and piety towards God, and so to come to baptism; for so baptism would be acceptable to God if they made use of it, not to excuse certain sins, but for the... | |
 | Victor Emmanuel Harlow - 1924 - 272 pages
...meaning of the rite, see Josephus Antiq. XVIII, v. 2. He says that 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,... | |
 | Victor Emmanuel Harlow - 1924 - 272 pages
...righteousness towards one another, and piety towards 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, but for the purification of the body ; supposing still that the soul was thoroughly purified... | |
 | Joseph Klausner - 1925 - 444 pages
...episode comprehensible to Greek readers he describes John the Baptist as "a good man who commanded the Jews to exercise virtue, both as to righteousness...and piety towards God, and so to come to baptism." 9 Even the three Jewish parties, the Sadducees, Pharisees and Essenes, Josephus explains in terms of... | |
 | 1926 - 550 pages
...is described by Josephus : John that was called the Baptist . . . 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 demanding pardon for some sins,... | |
 | Rush Rhees - 1900 - 350 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... | |
 | Kaufmann Kohler - 1929 - 350 pages
...did against John, who was called the Baptist, for Herod slew him, who was a good man, and commanded the Jews to exercise virtue, both as to righteousness...piety towards God, and so to come to baptism." For, said he, thus would baptism be acceptable to Him, if they would practice it not merely for putting... | |
 | Kenneth Samuel Wuest - 1973 - 1046 pages
...the Baptist haptized people only after they had repented : "Who (John) was a good man, and commanded the Jews to exercise virtue, both as to righteousness...one another and piety towards God, and so to come to haptism; for that the washing (with water) would be acceptable to him, if they made use of it, not... | |
 | Richard L. Niswonger - 1992 - 340 pages
...of old, from God. John the Baptist is described in Josephus simply as "a good man, [who] commanded the Jews to exercise virtue, both as to righteousness...and piety towards God, and so to come to baptism. ..." He interpreted John's baptism as the physical washing that symbolized an earlier spiritual purification.7... | |
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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... 
