Such Jews and proselytes had to signify by their baptism not only that they had dedicated their lives to Jehovah but also that they had accepted Jesus as the means whereby Jehovah would forgive their sins.
Kristījoties šie ebreji un prozelīti varēja apliecināt ne tikai to, ka viņi ir atdevuši sevi Jehovam, bet arī to, ka viņi atzīst Jēzu, ar kura starpniecību Jehova viņiem var piedot grēkus.