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General Information:
Here the words "They," "you," and "they" refer to certain disciples in the city of Ephesus. (See: Acts 19:1)
General Information:
The word "him" refers to John.
Into what then were you baptized?
This can be stated in active form. AT: "What kind of baptism did you receive?" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)
Into John's baptism
You can translate this as a complete sentence. AT: "We received the kind of baptism about which John taught" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis)
the baptism of repentance
You can translate the abstract noun "repentance" as the verb "repent." AT: "the baptism that people requested when they wanted to repent" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns)
the one who would come
Here "the one" refers to Jesus.
come after him
This means to come after John the Baptist in time and not following after him physically.