Updated American Standard Version
Giving Bible readers what God said not what translators think God meant
Mark 1’s earliest text is secure. Alexandrian witnesses anchor “Son of God,” “in Isaiah,” εἰς αὐτόν, and other original readings against later harmonizations.
How should persons be baptized? Some scholars would argue that it is acceptable to pour or sprinkle water on the head of the person. Yet, we need to consider more than the meaning of the Greek word (βαπτίζω baptizō). We must also consider the example set by Jesus Christ and John the Baptist as well as the early Christians, and how they understood the meaning of baptizō.
