⁸ Moses took the blood, sprinkled it on the people, and said, “This is the blood of the covenant that the Lord has made with you concerning all these words.”^(A)

²⁸ just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve,^(A) and to give His life—a ransom for many.”^(B)

⁴ John came baptizing^[a](A) in the wilderness^(B) and preaching a baptism of repentance^[b](C) for the forgiveness^(D) of sins.^(E)

²⁰ saying, This is the blood of the covenant that God has commanded for you.^(A)[a]