## what prevents me from being baptized? ##

This is a rhetorical question for "There is nothing preventing you from baptizing me."(See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]]) and (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

## verse 37 ##

This verse was omitted because some of the older, more reliable, ancient texts did not include the verse. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-textvariants]])