Mat 3:13-17, Luk 3:21-22 | ISV | STEP | John Baptizes Jesus Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John.

Matthew 3:13-17

13 John Baptizes Jesus Mark 1:9-11; Luke 3:21-22Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John.Matt 2:22; Mark 1:9; Luke 3:21 14 But John tried to stop him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and are you coming to me?”

15 But Jesus answered him, “Let it be this way for now, for this is the proper way for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John ^{▼▼Lit. he} let him. 16 When Jesus had been baptized, he immediately came up out of the water. Suddenly the heavens opened up for him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him.Isa 11:2; 42:1; Mark 1:10; Luke 3:22; John 1:32-33

17 Then a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love. I am pleased with him!”Ps 2:7; Isa 42:1; Matt 12:18; 17:5; Mark 1:11; Luke 9:35; John 12:28; Eph 1:6; Col 1:13; 2Pet 1:17

Luke 3:21-22

21 Jesus Is Baptized Matthew 3:13-17; Mark 1:9-11When all the people had been baptized, Jesus, too, was baptized. While he was praying, heaven opened,Matt 3:13; John 1:32 22 and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. Then a voice came from heaven, saying, ^{▼▼The Gk. lacks saying} “You are my Son, whom I love. I am pleased with you!” ^{▼▼Other mss. read You are my Son. Today I have become your Father.}