3:14. யோவான் அவருக்குத் தடை செய்து: நான் உம்மாலே ஞானஸ்நானம் பெறவேண்டியதாயிருக்க, நீர் என்னிடத்தில் வரலாமா என்றான்.

3:14. ஆனால் யோவானோ இயேசுவுக்குத் தான் ஞானஸ்நானம் கொடுக்குமளவுக்கு மேன்மையானவன் அல்ல என்று அவரைத் தடுக்க முயன்றான். எனவே யோவான் இயேசுவிடம், "நீர் என்னிடம் ஞானஸ்நானம் பெறலாகுமோ? நான்தான் உம்மிடம் ஞானஸ்நானம் பெறவேண்டும்" என்றான்.

3:14. But John tried to prevent him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and yet you come to me?"

3:14. But John tried to talk him out of it. "I am the one who needs to be baptized by you," he said, "so why are you coming to me?"

3:14. But John would have hindered him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?

3:14. John would have prevented him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?"

3:14. But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?

3:14. John would have prevented him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?"

3:14. But John would have hindered him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?

3:14. but John was forbidding him, saying, `I have need by thee to be baptized -- and thou dost come unto me!`

3:14. But John tried to find a way to say no. He said, "Why do you come to me to be baptized? I should be baptized by you!"

3:14. But John would have hindered him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and you come to me?"

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