Joh 4:2, Act 2:38 | JFB | e4.org | 2. Jesus baptized not —John being a servant baptized with his own hand; Christ as the Master, "baptizing with the Holy Ghost," administered the outward symbol only through His disciples.

‏ John 4:2

2. Jesus baptized not—John being a servant baptized with his own hand; Christ as the Master, "baptizing with the Holy Ghost," administered the outward symbol only through His disciples.

‏ Acts 2:38

38. Repent—The word denotes change of mind, and here includes the reception of the Gospel as the proper issue of that revolution of mind which they were then undergoing.

baptized . . . for the remission of sins—as the visible seal of that remission.