Mat 3:16 | HCSB | STEP | After Jesus was baptized , He went up immediately from the water . The heavens suddenly opened for Him , and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming down on Him .

a Mt 24:35; Lk 12:33; Ac 17:24; Eph 6:9; Rv 21:10

‏ Matthew 3:16

16 After Jesus was baptized, He went up immediately from the water. The heavens ^a suddenly opened for Him, ^{▼▼Other mss omit for Him} and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming down on Him. ^c