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Matthew 3:14-16
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14 But John tried to prevent[a] him, saying, “I need[b] to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” 15 But Jesus answered and[c] said to him, “Permit it now, for in this way it is right for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he permitted him. 16 Now after he[d] was baptized, Jesus immediately went up from the water, and behold, the heavens opened[e] and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove coming[f] upon him.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 3:14 The imperfect verb is understood as conative (“tried to”)
  2. Matthew 3:14 Literally “I have need”
  3. Matthew 3:15 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb
  4. Matthew 3:16 Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“was baptized”) which is understood as temporal
  5. Matthew 3:16 Some manuscripts have “opened to him”
  6. Matthew 3:16 Some manuscripts have “and coming”
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