As the forerunner of Jesus, John the Baptist had given a powerful witness to the whole Israelite nation, and many were baptized at his hands as a symbol of repentance.
यु. ३३ के पिन्तेकुस्त से पहले उसे साक्षी दी गयी थी, चूँकि वह “केवल यूहन्‍ना के बपतिस्मा की बात जानता था । ”