Matthew 3:13-16 ⓘ

3:13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptised by him.

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3:14 But John would have hindered him, saying, “I need to be baptised by you, and you come to me?”

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3:15 But Jesus, answering, said to him, “Allow it now, for this is the fitting way for us to fulfil all righteousness.” Then he allowed him.

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3:16 Jesus, when he was baptised, 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.

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