Jesus · Issue #4 of 30

The Baptism

Matthew 3:13–17 · World English Bible

Matthew 3:13

Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him.

Matthew 3:14

But John would have hindered him, saying,

I need to be baptized by you, and you come to me?

Matthew 3:15

But Jesus, answering, said to him,

Allow it now, for this is the fitting way for us to fulfill all righteousness.

Then he allowed him.

Matthew 3:16

Jesus, when he was baptized, went up directly from the water: and behold, the heavens were opened to him. He saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming on him.

Matthew 3:17

Behold, a voice out of the heavens said,

This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.

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