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The country about Jordan
Which both Matthew and Mark call the wilderness. See on Mat 3:1.
Baptism of repentance
Wyc., penaunce.
For (εἰς)
Better as Rev., unto, denoting the destination of the rite.
Remission (ἄφεσιν)
See on Jam 5:15. The word occurs in Luke more frequently than in all the other New Testament writers combined. Used in medical language of the relaxation of disease. Both Luke and John use the kindred verb ἀφίημι, in the same sense. Luk 4:39; Joh 4:52.