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-\v 7 He proclaimed, "One will come after me who is more powerful than I; the strap of his sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.
+\v 7 He was preaching, saying, "One will come after me who is more powerful than I; the strap of his sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.
 \v 8 I baptized you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit."
 
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 \v 44 He said to him, "Be sure to say nothing to anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing what Moses commanded, as a testimony to them."
 
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-\v 45 But he went out and began to declare it freely and spread the word, so much so that Jesus could no longer enter a town openly but he stayed out in remote places. Yet people were still coming to him from everywhere.
+\v 45 But he went out and began to declare it freely and spread the word about, so much so that Jesus could no longer enter a town openly but he stayed out in remote places. Yet people were still coming to him from everywhere.
 
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