Such Jews and proselytes had to signify by their baptism not only that they had dedicated their lives to Jehovah but also that they had accepted Jesus as the means whereby Jehovah would forgive their sins.
היהודים והגרים נדרשו להיטבל לא רק כדי להראות שהקדישו את חייהם ליהוה, אלא גם כביטוי לכך שקיבלו את ישוע כאמצעי שדרכו יסלח יהוה על חטאיהם.