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    Translation

    The baptizer baptized the baptism of the baptized.

    Vocabulary

    • chrzciny — baptism ceremony (pl.)
    • chrzczony — the one being baptized (pl. chrzczonych)
    • chrzcić — to baptize (masculine past: chrzcił)
    • chrzciciel — baptizer (e.g. Jan Chrzciciel = John the Baptist)

    Grammar note

    'Chrzciny chrzczonych': 'chrzczonych' is genitive plural, meaning "of the baptized people." In 'chrzcił chrzciciel', the subject follows the verb for rhythm.

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