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Matthew 3:13-17 KJV
Matthew · chapter 3 · verses 13–17 · King James Version
13Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him. 14But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me? 15And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him. 16And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: 17And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.Matthew 3:13-17 · King James Version
Matthew 3:13-17 in context
11I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:
12Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.
13Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.
14But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
15And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.
16And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
17And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
Commentary
Cross references
- John 4:34
- Isaiah 42:21
- Isaiah 11:2
- Luke 3:21-22
- Mark 1:10
- Isaiah 42:1
- John 1:31-34
- Matthew 17:5
- Psalms 2:7
- Luke 9:35
- Matthew 12:18
- Mark 9:7
Key words (Strong's)
- righteousnessdikaiosynēin a broad sense state of him who is as he ought to be, righteousness, the condition…G1343 →
- straightwayeuthysstraight, level, straight forward, upright, true, sincere, straightway, immediately…G2117 →
- answeringapokrinomaito give an answer to a question proposed, to answer, to begin to speak, but always where…G611 →
- baptizedbaptizōto dip repeatedly, to immerse, to submerge , to cleanse by dipping or submerging, to…G907 →
- becomethprepōto stand out, to be conspicuous, to be eminent, to be becoming, seemly, fitG4241 →
- becomethesti"he/she/it is"G2076 →
- GalileegalilaiaGalilee = " Circuit" , the name of a region of northern Palestine, bounded on the…G1056 →
- heavensouranosthe vaulted expanse of the sky with all things visible in it, the universe, the world…G3772 →
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Our Lord Jesus, from his childhood till now, when he was almost thirty years of age, had lain hid in Galilee, as it were, buried alive; but now, after a long and dark night, behold, the Sun of righteousness rises in glory. The fulness of time was come that Christ should enter upon his prophetical office;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 13-17