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# General Information:
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Here the words "They," "you," and "they" refer to certain disciples in the city of Ephesus. (See: [Acts 19:1](./03.md))
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# General Information:
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The word "him" refers to John.
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# Into what then were you baptized?
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "What kind of baptism did you receive?" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# Into John's baptism
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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]])
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# the baptism of repentance
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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]])
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# the one who would come
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Here "the one" refers to Jesus.
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# come after him
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This means to come after John the Baptist in time and not following after him physically. |