Matthew 3:16

American Standard Version (1901)

And Jesus when he was baptized, went up straightway from the water: and lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him;

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  • Mark 1:10 : 10 And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens rent asunder, and the Spirit as a dove descending upon him:
  • Luke 3:21-22 : 21 Now it came to pass, when all the people were baptized, that, Jesus also having been baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened, 22 and the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form, as a dove, upon him, and a voice came out of heaven, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.
  • John 1:31-34 : 31 And I knew him not; but that he should be made manifest to Israel, for this cause came I baptizing in water. 32 And John bare witness, saying, I have beheld the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven; and it abode upon him. 33 And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize in water, he said unto me, Upon whomsoever thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and abiding upon him, the same is he that baptizeth in the Holy Spirit. 34 And I have seen, and have borne witness that this is the Son of God.
  • Isa 11:2 : 2 And the Spirit of Jehovah shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of Jehovah.
  • Isa 42:1 : 1 Behold, my servant, whom I uphold; my chosen, in whom my soul delighteth: I have put my Spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the Gentiles.
  • Acts 7:56 : 56 and said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing on the right hand of God.
  • Col 1:18-19 : 18 And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence. 19 For it was the good pleasure [of the Father] that in him should all the fulness dwell;
  • Isa 61:1 : 1 The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is upon me; because Jehovah hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening [of the prison] to them that are bound;
  • Ezek 1:1 : 1 Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth [month], in the fifth [day] of the month, as I was among the captives by the river Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.
  • John 3:34 : 34 For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for he giveth not the Spirit by measure.
  • Isa 59:21 : 21 And as for me, this is my covenant with them, saith Jehovah: my Spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed's seed, saith Jehovah, from henceforth and for ever.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Mark 1:8-12
    5 verses
    93%

    8I baptized you in water; But he shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit.

    9And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in the Jordan.

    10And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens rent asunder, and the Spirit as a dove descending upon him:

    11And a voice came out of the heavens, Thou art my beloved Son, in thee I am well pleased.

    12And straightway the Spirit driveth him forth into the wilderness.

  • Luke 3:21-22
    2 verses
    88%

    21Now it came to pass, when all the people were baptized, that, Jesus also having been baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,

    22and the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form, as a dove, upon him, and a voice came out of heaven, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.

  • John 1:31-34
    4 verses
    85%

    31And I knew him not; but that he should be made manifest to Israel, for this cause came I baptizing in water.

    32And John bare witness, saying, I have beheld the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven; and it abode upon him.

    33And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize in water, he said unto me, Upon whomsoever thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and abiding upon him, the same is he that baptizeth in the Holy Spirit.

    34And I have seen, and have borne witness that this is the Son of God.

  • Matt 3:17
    84%

    17and lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

  • Matt 3:13-15
    3 verses
    82%

    13Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.

    14But John would have hindered him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?

    15But Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer [it] now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffereth him.

  • John 3:22-23
    2 verses
    78%

    22After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.

    23And John also was baptizing in Enon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.

  • 2 Pet 1:17-18
    2 verses
    75%

    17For he received from God the Father honor and glory, when there was borne such a voice to him by the Majestic Glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased:

    18and this voice we [ourselves] heard borne out of heaven, when we were with him in the holy mount.

  • Luke 3:16
    74%

    16John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but there cometh he that is mightier than I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you [ in the Holy Spirit and [in] fire:

  • Matt 3:1-3
    3 verses
    74%

    1And in those days cometh John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, saying,

    2Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

    3For this is he that was spoken of through Isaiah the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ye ready the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

  • Matt 3:5-6
    2 verses
    73%

    5Then went out unto him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about the Jordan;

    6and they were baptized of him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.

  • Acts 1:5
    73%

    5For John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days hence.

  • Luke 4:1
    73%

    1And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led in the Spirit in the wilderness

  • Matt 17:5
    73%

    5While he was yet speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold, a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.

  • Mark 1:3-5
    3 verses
    72%

    3The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ye ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight;

    4John came, who baptized in the wilderness and preached the baptism of repentance unto remission of sins.

    5And there went out unto him all the country of Judaea, and all they of Jerusalem; And they were baptized of him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.

  • Luke 3:3
    72%

    3And he came into all the region round about the Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance unto remission of sins;

  • John 3:26
    72%

    26And they came unto John, and said to him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond the Jordan, to whom thou hast borne witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.

  • Acts 11:16
    71%

    16And I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit.

  • Matt 4:1
    71%

    1Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.

  • John 1:28
    71%

    28These things were done in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

  • Matt 3:11
    71%

    11I indeed baptize you in 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 in the Holy Spirit and [in] fire:

  • Acts 2:3
    71%

    3And there appeared unto them tongues parting asunder, like as of fire; and it sat upon each one of them.

  • John 3:5
    70%

    5Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God!

  • Mark 9:7
    70%

    7And there came a cloud overshadowing them: and there came a voice out of the cloud, This is my beloved Son: hear ye him.

  • 1 John 5:6
    70%

    6This is he that came by water and blood, [even] Jesus Christ; not with the water only, but with the water and with the blood.

  • Matt 28:19
    70%

    19Go ye therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit:

  • Matt 17:3
    69%

    3And behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elijah talking with him.

  • Matt 14:29
    69%

    29And he said, Come. And Peter went down from the boat, and walked upon the waters to come to Jesus.

  • John 4:2
    69%

    2(although Jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples),

  • Acts 19:3
    69%

    3And he said, Into what then were ye baptized? And they said, Into John's baptism.

  • John 1:6
    69%

    6There came a man, sent from God, whose name was John.

  • Luke 2:27
    69%

    27And he came in the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, that they might do concerning him after the custom of the law,

  • Mark 9:2
    69%

    2And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and bringeth them up into a high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them;

  • John 3:34
    69%

    34For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for he giveth not the Spirit by measure.