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14 At first, John demurred.

John: I need to be cleansed[a] by You. Why do You come to me?

Jesus: 15 It will be right, true, and faithful to God’s chosen path for you to cleanse Me with your hands in the Jordan River.

John agreed, and he ritually cleansed Jesus, dousing Him in the waters of the Jordan. 16 Jesus emerged from His baptism;[b] and at that moment heaven was opened, and Jesus saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming upon Him, alighting on His very body.

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Footnotes

  1. 3:14 Literally, immersed, in a rite of initiation and purification
  2. 3:16 Literally, after being immersed, Jesus came up from the water.

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