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preaching a baptism of repentance
The terms "baptism" and "repentance" could be stated as actions. AT: "and he preached that people should be baptized to show that they were repenting" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns)
for the forgiveness of sins
They would repent so that God would forgive their sins. The term "forgiveness" can be stated as an action. AT: "so that their sins would be forgiven" or "so that God would forgive their sins" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns)