The Baptism of Jesus

13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be baptized by him.(A) 14 But John tried to stop Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and yet You come to me?”

15 Jesus answered him, “Allow it for now, because this is the way for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he allowed Him to be baptized.

16 After Jesus was baptized, He went up immediately from the water. The heavens(B) suddenly opened for Him,[a] and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming down on Him.(C) 17 And there came a voice from heaven:

This is My beloved Son.
I take delight in Him!(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 3:16 Other mss omit for Him

The Baptism of Jesus(A)

13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John.(B) 14 But John tried to deter him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?”

15 Jesus replied, “Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John consented.

16 As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened,(C) and he saw the Spirit of God(D) descending like a dove and alighting on him. 17 And a voice from heaven(E) said, “This is my Son,(F) whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”(G)

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The Baptism of Jesus

21 When all the people were baptized,(A) Jesus also was baptized. As He was praying,(B) heaven opened, 22 and the Holy Spirit descended on Him in a physical appearance like a dove. And a voice came from heaven:

You are My beloved Son.
I take delight in You!(C)

The Genealogy of Jesus Christ

23 As He began His ministry, Jesus was about 30 years old and was thought to be[a] the

son of Joseph,(D) son[b] of Heli,

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 3:23 People did not know about His virgin birth; Mt 1:18-25; Lk 1:26-38
  2. Luke 3:23 The relationship in some cases may be more distant than a son.

The Baptism and Genealogy of Jesus(A)(B)

21 When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as he was praying,(C) heaven was opened 22 and the Holy Spirit descended on him(D) in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son,(E) whom I love; with you I am well pleased.”(F)

23 Now Jesus himself was about thirty years old when he began his ministry.(G) He was the son, so it was thought, of Joseph,(H)

the son of Heli,

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