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Matthew 3:13-17
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Matthew 3:13-17
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John Baptizes Jesus(A)
13 (B)Then Jesus came (C)from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him. 14 And John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and are You coming to me?”
15 But Jesus answered and said to him, “Permit it to be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he allowed Him.
16 (D)When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and [a]He saw (E)the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him. 17 (F)And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, (G)“This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
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Matthew 3:13-17
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Matthew 3:13-17
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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)
Matthew 3:13-17
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Matthew 3:13-17
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13 Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.
14 But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
15 And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.
16 And 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:
17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
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Mark 1:9-11
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Mark 1:9-11
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John Baptizes Jesus(A)
9 (B)It came to pass in those days that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized by John in the Jordan. 10 (C)And immediately, coming up [a]from the water, He saw the heavens [b]parting and the Spirit (D)descending upon Him like a dove. 11 Then a voice came from heaven, (E)“You are My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
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Mark 1:9-11
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Mark 1:9-11
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The Baptism and Testing of Jesus(A)(B)
9 At that time Jesus came from Nazareth(C) in Galilee and was baptized by John(D) in the Jordan. 10 Just as Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw heaven being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove.(E) 11 And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son,(F) whom I love; with you I am well pleased.”(G)
Mark 1:9-11
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Mark 1:9-11
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9 And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan.
10 And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him:
11 And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
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Luke 3:21
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Luke 3:21
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John Baptizes Jesus(A)
21 When all the people were baptized, (B)it came to pass that Jesus also was baptized; and while He prayed, the heaven was opened.
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Luke 3:21
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Luke 3:21
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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
Luke 3:21
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Luke 3:21
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21 Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,
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Luke 3:22
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Luke 3:22
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22 And the Holy Spirit descended in bodily form like a dove upon Him, and a voice came from heaven which said, “You are My beloved Son; in You I am (A)well pleased.”
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Luke 3:22
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Luke 3:22
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22 and the Holy Spirit descended on him(A) in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son,(B) whom I love; with you I am well pleased.”(C)
Luke 3:22
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Luke 3:22
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22 And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.
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