John came, who baptized in the wilderness and preached the baptism of repentance unto remission of sins.

John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

John came baptizing in the wilderness, and proclaiming a baptism of reformation--to remission of sins,

There came John baptising in the wilderness, and preaching [the] baptism of repentance for remission of sins.