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Originally Posted by mizpeh
John was preaching about the One who would come after him in verse 11:
But in Luke 1:15, we are told that John was filled with the Holy Ghost from his mother's womb:
Why did John tell Jesus that he needed to be baptized by Jesus since he had already been filled with the Holy Ghost before he was born?
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THis may have been said already, but it was common practice for great teachers of the day to baptize their followers.