10 John did a mighty work; but now the Christine gate is opened up, and washing is established as the pledge of your discipleship.
11 Until this age shall close this pledge shall be a rite, and shall be called, Baptism rite; and it shall be a sign to men, and seal to God of men’s discipleship.
12 You men of every nation, hear! Come unto me; the Christine gate is opened up; turn from your sins and be baptized, and you shall enter through the gate and see the king.
13 The six disciples who had followed Jesus stood a-near, and Jesus led them forth and in the Jordan he baptized them in the name of Christ; and then he said to them,
14 My friends, you are the first to enter through the Christine gate into the kingdom of the Holy One.
15 As I baptized you in the name of Christ, so you shall, in that sacred name, baptize all men and women who will confess their faith in Christ, and shall renounce their sins.
16 And, lo, the multitudes came down, renounced their sins, confessed their faith in Christ, and were baptized.
CHAPTER 79.
John, the harbinger, at Salim. A lawyer inquires about Jesus. John explains to the multitude the mission of Jesus.
Now, John the harbinger, was at the Salim Springs where water was abundant, and there he preached and washed the bodies of the people who confessed their sins.