# General Information:

Here the words "They," "you," and "they" refer to certain disciples in the city of Ephesus. (See: [Acts 19:1](./03.md))

# General Information:

The word "him" refers to John.

# Into what then were you baptized?

This can be stated in active form. AT: "What kind of baptism did you receive?" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# Into John's baptism

You can translate this as a complete sentence. AT: "We received the kind of baptism about which John taught" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])

# the baptism of repentance

You can translate the abstract noun "repentance" as the verb "repent." AT: "the baptism that people requested when they wanted to repent" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])

# the one who would come

Here "the one" refers to Jesus.

# come after him

This means to come after John the Baptist in time and not following after him physically.