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Matthew 3:14 KJV
Matthew · chapter 3 · verse 14 · King James Version
But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?Matthew 3:14 · King James Version
Matthew 3:14 in context
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:
Key words (Strong's)
- baptizedbaptizōto dip repeatedly, to immerse, to submerge , to cleanse by dipping or submerging, to…G907 →
- forbaddiakōlyōto hinder, preventG1254 →
- sayinglegōto say, to speak, affirm over, maintain, to teach, to exhort, advise, to command, direct…G3004 →
- comesterchomaito come, of persons, to come from one place to another, and used both of persons arriving…G2064 →
- JohniōannēsJohn = " Jehovah is a gracious giver" , John the Baptist was the son of Zacharias…G2491 →
- needchreianecessity, need, duty, businessG5532 →
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