And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;

And he came into all the country about the Jordan, preaching the baptism of penance for the remission of sins;

And he came into all the district round the Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins,

and he came to all the region round the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of reformation, to remission of sins,

John went into all the district about the Jordan proclaiming a baptism of the penitent for the forgiveness of sins;

And he came into all the country round about Jordan, preaching baptism as a sign of forgiveness of sin for those whose hearts were changed.

And John went through the whole district of the Jordan, proclaiming baptism on repentance, for the forgiveness of sins.

On the baptism of John - see the notes at Matt. 3.

The baptism of repentance - See on Matthew 3:4-6 (note), and Mark 1:1 (note), etc., and Mark 16 (note) at the end.

And he came into all the country about Jordan,.... He came out of the wilderness of Judea, where he first began his ministry, to some parts of the country that bordered on Jordan, and was near unto it, on either side the river; sometimes he was at Bethabara, and sometimes at Aenon, near Salim; for he did not take a tour round about all, the country that encompassed Jordan, but being at it, or in places adjacent to it, all the country round about came to him; see Matthew 3:5.
Preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins: this was the work and office of John, as signified by Elias, in Malachi 4:5 the Jews say (n),
"the Israelites will not repent, till Elias comes; as it is said, Malachi 4:5 in the land of Israel repentance delights.''
John came into this land, preaching this doctrine; See Gill on Mark 1:4.
(n) Pirke Eliezer, c. 44.

Came into all the country. Compare Matthew 3:1-12, on which see notes; also Mark 1:1-8.