Matthew 3:16

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And Jesus, having been given baptism, straight away went up from the water; and, the heavens opening, he saw the Spirit of God coming down on him as a dove;

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  • Mark 1:10 : 10 And straight away, coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens broken open and the Spirit coming down on him as a dove:
  • Luke 3:21-22 : 21 Now it came about that when all the people had been given baptism, Jesus, having had baptism with them, was in prayer, when, the heaven being open, 22 The Holy Spirit came down in the form of a dove, and a voice came from heaven, saying, You are my dearly loved Son, with whom I am well pleased.
  • John 1:31-34 : 31 I myself had no knowledge of him, but I came giving baptism with water so that he might be seen openly by Israel. 32 And John gave this witness, saying, I saw the Spirit coming down from heaven like a dove and resting on him. 33 I had no knowledge who he was, but he who sent me to give baptism with water said to me, The one on whom you see the Spirit coming down and resting, it is he who gives baptism with the Holy Spirit. 34 This I saw myself and my witness is that he is the Son of God.
  • Isa 11:2 : 2 And the spirit of the Lord will be resting on him, the spirit of wisdom and good sense, the spirit of wise guiding and strength, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord;
  • Isa 42:1 : 1 See my servant, whom I am supporting, my loved one, in whom I take delight: I have put my spirit on him; he will give the knowledge of the true God to the nations.
  • Acts 7:56 : 56 And he said, Now I see heaven open, and the Son of man at the right hand of God.
  • Col 1:18-19 : 18 And he is the head of the body, the church: the starting point of all things, the first to come again from the dead; so that in all things he might have the chief place. 19 For God in full measure was pleased to be in him;
  • Isa 61:1 : 1 The spirit of the Lord is on me, because I am marked out by him to give good news to the poor; he has sent me to make the broken-hearted well, to say that the prisoners will be made free, and that those in chains will see the light again;
  • Ezek 1:1 : 1 Now it came about in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, while I was by the river Chebar among those who had been made prisoners, that the heavens were made open and I saw visions of God.
  • John 3:34 : 34 For he whom God has sent says God's words; and God does not give him the Spirit by measure.
  • Isa 59:21 : 21 And as for me, this is my agreement with them, says the Lord: my spirit which is on you, and my words which I have put in your mouth, will not go away from your mouth, or from the mouth of your seed, or from the mouth of your seed's seed, says the Lord, from now and for ever.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Mark 1:8-12
    5 verses
    93%

    8 I have given you baptism with water, but he will give you baptism with the Holy Spirit.

    9 And it came about in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was given baptism by John in the Jordan.

    10 And straight away, coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens broken open and the Spirit coming down on him as a dove:

    11 And a voice came out of heaven, You are my dearly loved Son, with whom I am well pleased.

    12 And straight away the Spirit sent him out into the waste land.

  • Luke 3:21-22
    2 verses
    88%

    21 Now it came about that when all the people had been given baptism, Jesus, having had baptism with them, was in prayer, when, the heaven being open,

    22 The Holy Spirit came down in the form of a dove, and a voice came from heaven, saying, You are my dearly loved Son, with whom I am well pleased.

  • John 1:31-34
    4 verses
    85%

    31 I myself had no knowledge of him, but I came giving baptism with water so that he might be seen openly by Israel.

    32 And John gave this witness, saying, I saw the Spirit coming down from heaven like a dove and resting on him.

    33 I had no knowledge who he was, but he who sent me to give baptism with water said to me, The one on whom you see the Spirit coming down and resting, it is he who gives baptism with the Holy Spirit.

    34 This I saw myself and my witness is that he is the Son of God.

  • Matt 3:17
    84%

    17 And a voice came out of heaven, saying, This is my dearly loved Son, with whom I am well pleased.

  • Matt 3:13-15
    3 verses
    82%

    13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be given baptism by him.

    14 But John would have kept him back, saying, It is I who have need of baptism from you, and do you come to me?

    15 But Jesus made answer, saying to him, Let it be so now: because so it is right for us to make righteousness complete. Then he gave him baptism.

  • John 3:22-23
    2 verses
    78%

    22 After these things Jesus and his disciples went into the land of Judaea, and there he was with them for some time, giving baptism.

    23 Now John was then giving baptism at Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there; and people came and were given baptism.

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

    17 For God the Father gave him honour and glory, when such a voice came to him out of the great glory, saying, This is my dearly loved Son, with whom I am well pleased.

    18 And this voice came from heaven even to our ears, when we were with him on the holy mountain.

  • Luke 3:16
    74%

    16 John made answer, saying to them all, Truly, I give you baptism with water, but one is coming who is greater than I, whose shoes I am not good enough to undo: he will give you baptism with the Holy Spirit, and with fire:

  • Matt 3:1-3
    3 verses
    74%

    1 And in those days John the Baptist came preaching in the waste land of Judaea,

    2 Saying, Let your hearts be turned from sin; for the kingdom of heaven is near.

    3 For this is he of whom Isaiah the prophet said, The voice of one crying in the waste land, Make ready the way of the Lord, make his roads straight.

  • Matt 3:5-6
    2 verses
    73%

    5 Then Jerusalem and all Judaea went out to him, and all the people from near Jordan;

    6 And they were given baptism by him in the river Jordan, saying openly that they had done wrong.

  • Acts 1:5
    73%

    5 For the baptism of John was with water, but you will have baptism with the Holy Spirit, after a little time.

  • Luke 4:1
    73%

    1 And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, came back from the Jordan, and was guided by the Spirit in the waste land

  • Matt 17:5
    73%

    5 While he was still talking, a bright cloud came over them: and a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my dearly loved Son, with whom I am well pleased; give ear to him.

  • Mark 1:3-5
    3 verses
    72%

    3 The voice of one crying in the waste land, Make ready the way of the Lord, make his roads straight;

    4 John came, and gave baptism in the waste land, preaching baptism as a sign of forgiveness of sin for those whose hearts were changed.

    5 And there went out to him all the people of Judaea, and all those of Jerusalem, and they were given baptism by him in the river Jordan, saying that they were sinners.

  • Luke 3:3
    72%

    3 And he came into all the country round about Jordan, preaching baptism as a sign of forgiveness of sin for those whose hearts were changed.

  • John 3:26
    72%

    26 And they went to John and said to him, Rabbi, the man who was with you on the other side of the Jordan, the man to whom you gave witness, is now giving baptism, and everyone is going to him.

  • Acts 11:16
    71%

    16 And the words of the Lord came into my mind, how he said, The baptism of John was with water, but you will have baptism with the Holy Spirit.

  • Matt 4:1
    71%

    1 Then Jesus was sent by the Spirit into the waste land to be tested by the Evil One.

  • John 1:28
    71%

    28 These things took place at Bethany on the other side of the Jordan, where John was giving baptism.

  • Matt 3:11
    71%

    11 Truly, I give baptism with water to those of you whose hearts are changed; but he who comes after me is greater than I, whose shoes I am not good enough to take up: he will give you baptism with the Holy Spirit and with fire:

  • Acts 2:3
    71%

    3 And they saw tongues, like flames of fire, coming to rest on every one of them.

  • John 3:5
    70%

    5 Jesus said in answer, Truly, I say to you, If a man's birth is not from water and from the Spirit, it is not possible for him to go into the kingdom of God.

  • Mark 9:7
    70%

    7 And a cloud came over them; and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my dearly loved Son, give ear to him.

  • 1 John 5:6
    70%

    6 This is he who came by water and by blood, Jesus Christ; not by water only but by water and by blood.

  • Matt 28:19
    70%

    19 Go then, and make disciples of all the nations, giving them baptism in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit:

  • Matt 17:3
    69%

    3 And Moses and Elijah came before their eyes, talking with him.

  • Matt 14:29
    69%

    29 And he said, Come. And Peter got out of the boat, and walking on the water, went to Jesus.

  • John 4:2
    69%

    2 (Though, in fact, it was his disciples who gave baptism, not Jesus himself),

  • Acts 19:3
    69%

    3 And he said, What sort of baptism did you have? And they said, The baptism of John.

  • John 1:6
    69%

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

  • Luke 2:27
    69%

    27 And full of the Spirit he came into the Temple; and when the father and mother came in with the child Jesus, to do with him what was ordered by the law,

  • Mark 9:2
    69%

    2 And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and made them go up with him into a high mountain by themselves: and he was changed in form before them:

  • John 3:34
    69%

    34 For he whom God has sent says God's words; and God does not give him the Spirit by measure.