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Jesus has come to John the Baptist to be baptized, but John balked at this, saying that he should be the one baptized. In this verse, Jesus explains why it is right that He should be baptized. In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all ...
Sandals ("shoes" in KJV) with modern straps, but of a similar style as the sandals in Roman times. In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance. but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:
The Book of Mormon contains many linguistic similarities to the King James Bible (KJV). In some cases, entire passages are duplicated in the Book of Mormon. Sometimes the quotation is explicit, as in the Second Book of Nephi, which contains 18 quoted chapters of the Book of Isaiah.
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: But John tried to deter him saying, "I need to be baptised by you, and do you come to me?" The World English Bible translates the passage as: But John prohibited Him, saying "I need to be baptised by you, and do you come to me?" The 1881 Westcott-Hort Greek text is:
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: 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: The World English Bible translates the passage as: Jesus, when he was baptized, went up
Jesus then arrives from Galilee to be baptized, at a location about 70–80 miles from Nazareth, around the same section of Jordan River where Israelites crossed into the Promised Land under the leadership of Joshua. [9] The chapter closes with the Baptism of Jesus, the voice of the Father, and the appearance of the Holy Spirit in the form of a ...
In Luke the baptism occurs in front of a large crowd, but he and Mark both make the announcement seem private by having the message read "you are my son." Matthew's "this is my son" makes it seem as though all present were addressed. In Matthew no crowds are mentioned, and only Jesus and John are noted as being at the Jordan.
Jesus re-enters the narrative for the first time since Matthew 2:23.In that verse he moves to Nazareth in Galilee.In this verse he returns from that region to Judea.From Nazareth to the Al-Maghtas, the traditional site of the baptism of Jesus and the ministry of John the Baptist, is about 30 miles using modern Highway 71.