Matthew 3:13

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Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan, to John, to be baptized by him.

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  • Matt 2:22 : 22 But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. Having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the region of Galilee.
  • John 1:32-34 : 32 Then John testified, saying, 'I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it remained on Him.' 33 I myself did not know Him, but the One who sent me to baptize with water told me, 'The one on whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining is the One who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.' 34 I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.
  • Mark 1:9-9 : 9 In those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. 10 As Jesus came up out of the water, he saw the heavens being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. 11 And a voice came from heaven: 'You are my beloved Son; in you I am well pleased.'
  • Luke 3:21-22 : 21 Now when all the people were being baptized, Jesus was also baptized. And as he was praying, heaven was opened, 22 and the Holy Spirit descended on him in a bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: "You are my beloved Son; in you, I am well pleased."

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Mark 1:7-11
    5 verses
    88%

    7 He proclaimed: 'After me comes one more powerful than I, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.'

    8 'I have baptized you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.'

    9 In those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.

    10 As Jesus came up out of the water, he saw the heavens being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove.

    11 And a voice came from heaven: 'You are my beloved Son; in you I am well pleased.'

  • Matt 3:14-17
    4 verses
    85%

    14 But John tried to stop Him, saying, 'I need to be baptized by You, and yet You are coming to me?'

    15 Jesus answered him, 'Allow it for now, because this is the proper way for us to fulfill all righteousness.' Then John allowed Him.

    16 After Jesus was baptized, He immediately came up from the water. At that moment, the heavens were opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming upon Him.

    17 And a voice from heaven said, 'This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.'

  • John 3:22-24
    3 verses
    83%

    22 After these things, Jesus and His disciples went to the Judean countryside, where He spent time with them and baptized.

    23 John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because there was plenty of water there. People were coming and being baptized.

    24 For John had not yet been put in prison.

  • Luke 3:3
    82%

    3 And he went into all the region around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins,

  • Matt 3:1-3
    3 verses
    82%

    1 At that time, John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea,

    2 and saying, 'Repent, because the kingdom of heaven has come near.'

    3 This is the one who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: 'A voice of one crying out in the wilderness: Prepare the way for the Lord; make His paths straight.'

  • Matt 3:5-6
    2 verses
    81%

    5 Then people from Jerusalem, all Judea, and the entire region around the Jordan were going out to him,

    6 and they were being baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.

  • John 3:26
    80%

    26 So they came to John and said to him, 'Rabbi, the one who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you testified—look, He is baptizing, and everyone is coming to Him.'

  • Luke 3:21-22
    2 verses
    79%

    21 Now when all the people were being baptized, Jesus was also baptized. And as he was praying, heaven was opened,

    22 and the Holy Spirit descended on him in a bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: "You are my beloved Son; in you, I am well pleased."

  • John 1:28
    79%

    28 This all happened in Bethany across the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

  • Mark 1:3-5
    3 verses
    79%

    3 'A voice is calling out in the wilderness: Prepare the way for the Lord; make his paths straight.'

    4 John appeared in the wilderness, baptizing and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

    5 The whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem came out to him. They were baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.

  • John 1:31-33
    3 verses
    78%

    31 I myself did not know Him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that He might be revealed to Israel.

    32 Then John testified, saying, 'I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it remained on Him.'

    33 I myself did not know Him, but the One who sent me to baptize with water told me, 'The one on whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining is the One who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.'

  • Luke 3:16
    78%

    16 John answered them all by saying, "I baptize you with water, but one who is mightier than I is coming, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

  • Acts 13:24
    77%

    24 Before His coming, John had already proclaimed a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

  • Matt 3:11
    77%

    11 I baptize you with water for repentance, but the one who is coming after me is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

  • Matt 19:1
    76%

    1 When Jesus had finished saying these things, he departed from Galilee and went to the region of Judea, across the Jordan.

  • Acts 19:3-4
    2 verses
    75%

    3 Paul then asked, "Into what, then, were you baptized?" They answered, "Into John's baptism."

    4 Paul said, "John baptized with a baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him—that is, in Jesus."

  • John 1:25-26
    2 verses
    75%

    25 They asked him, 'Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?'

    26 John answered them, saying, 'I baptize with water, but among you stands one you do not know.'

  • Luke 12:50
    75%

    50 But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is finished!

  • Mark 11:30
    75%

    30 'Was John's baptism from heaven or from men? Answer me.'

  • John 4:2-3
    2 verses
    74%

    2 (although Jesus himself was not baptizing, but his disciples were),

    3 he left Judea and went back to Galilee.

  • Luke 3:12
    74%

    12 Even tax collectors came to be baptized, and they asked him, "Teacher, what should we do?"

  • Luke 20:4
    74%

    4 Was the baptism of John from heaven or from men?'

  • John 1:6
    74%

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

  • Mark 1:14
    74%

    14 After John was arrested, Jesus went to Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God.

  • Matt 4:12
    73%

    12 When Jesus heard that John had been arrested, He withdrew to Galilee.

  • Luke 7:29
    73%

    29 (When all the people, including the tax collectors, heard this, they acknowledged that God's way was right, because they had been baptized by John.)

  • Matt 17:13
    73%

    13 Then the disciples understood that He was speaking to them about John the Baptist.

  • Matt 11:3
    73%

    3 "Are You the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?"

  • John 10:40
    73%

    40 Then he went back across the Jordan to the place where John had been baptizing earlier, and he remained there.

  • Acts 1:5
    73%

    5 For John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.