Matthew 3:13-17

New American Standard Bible

The Baptism of Jesus

¹³^(A)Then Jesus *arrived ^(B)from Galilee at the Jordan, coming to John to be baptized by him. ¹⁴But John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I have the need to be baptized by You, and yet You are coming to me?” ¹⁵But Jesus, answering, said to him, “Allow it at this time; for in this way it is fitting for us ^(C)to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he *allowed Him. ¹⁶After He was baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened, and ^[a]^(D)he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove and ^[b]settling on Him, ¹⁷and behold, a voice from the heavens said, “^(E)This is ^[c]My beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”

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Footnotes

Matthew 3:16 Or He
Matthew 3:16 Lit coming upon Him
Matthew 3:17 Or My Son, the Beloved

Mark 1:9-11

New American Standard Bible

The Baptism of Jesus

⁹^(A)In those days Jesus ^(B)came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. ¹⁰And immediately coming up out of the water, He saw the heavens ^[a]opening, and the Spirit, like a dove, descending upon Him; ¹¹and a voice came from the heavens: “^(C)You are My beloved Son; in You I ^[b]am well pleased.”