Matthew 3:14

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὁ δὲ Ἰωάννης διεκώλυεν αὐτὸν, λέγων, Ἐγὼ χρείαν ἔχω ὑπὸ σοῦ βαπτισθῆναι, καὶ σὺ ἔρχῃ πρός με;

Transliteration

The de Iōannēs diekōlyen him, legōn, Egō chreian echō by you baptisthēnai, and you erchē pros me?

Grammar Details

• *de*: postpositive conjunction - but/and
• *Iōannēs*: nominative, masculine, singular - John
• *diekōlyen*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd singular - was hindering/preventing
• *legōn*: present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - saying
• *Egō*: personal pronoun, nominative, 1st singular - I
• *chreian*: accusative, feminine, singular - need
• *echō*: present active indicative, 1st singular - I have
• *baptisthēnai*: aorist passive infinitive - to be baptized
• *erchē*: present middle/passive indicative, 2nd singular - you come
• *pros*: preposition with accusative - to/toward

Word Meanings

• *diekōlyen*: was hindering/was preventing/was trying to prevent
• *legōn*: saying/declaring/speaking
• *chreian*: need/necessity/requirement
• *echō*: I have/I possess/I hold
• *baptisthēnai*: to be baptized/to be immersed/to be washed
• *erchē*: you come/you are coming/you approach

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  But John tried to stop him, saying, I have need to be baptized by you, and you come to me?

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

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

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  But Ihon forbade hym saynge: I ought to be baptysed of the: and comest thou to me?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But Iho forbade hym, saynge: I haue nede to be baptysed of the: and commest thou to me?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But Iohn earnestly put him backe, saying, I haue neede to be baptized of thee, and commest thou to me?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But Iohn forbad hym, saying. I haue nede to be baptized of thee, and commest thou to me?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But John would have hindered him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and you come to me?"

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  but John was forbidding him, saying, `I have need by thee to be baptized -- and thou dost come unto me!'

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

• World English Bible (2000)

  But John would have hindered him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and you come to me?"

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But John tried to prevent him, saying,“I need to be baptized by you, and yet you come to me?”

Referenced Verses

• Luke 1:43 : 43 And how has this happened to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
• John 1:16 : 16 From His fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.
• John 3:3-7 : 3 Jesus answered him, 'Truly, truly, I tell you, unless someone is born from above, he cannot see the kingdom of God.' 4 Nicodemus said to Him, 'How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter his mother's womb a second time and be born?' 5 Jesus answered, 'Truly, truly, I tell you, unless someone is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.' 6 What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7 Do not be amazed that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’
• John 13:6-8 : 6 He came to Simon Peter, who said to Him, 'Lord, are You going to wash my feet?' 7 Jesus answered him, 'What I am doing you do not understand now, but afterward you will understand.' 8 Peter said to Him, 'You will never wash my feet!' Jesus answered, 'If I do not wash you, you have no share with Me.'
• Acts 1:5-8 : 5 For John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now. 6 So when they had come together, they asked Him, "Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?" 7 He said to them, "It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by His own authority." 8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.
• Rom 3:23 : 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
• Rom 3:25 : 25 God presented Him as a sacrifice of atonement, through faith in His blood, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance He had passed over the sins previously committed.
• Gal 3:22 : 22 But the Scripture imprisoned everything under sin, so that the promise, by faith in Jesus Christ, might be given to those who believe.
• Gal 3:27-29 : 27 for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. 29 If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.
• Gal 4:6 : 6 Because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying out, 'Abba, Father.'
• Eph 2:3-5 : 3 Among them we all also once lived in the desires of our flesh, carrying out the inclinations of the flesh and of the mind, and we were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind. 4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which He loved us, 5 made us alive together with Christ, even when we were dead in our transgressions—by grace you have been saved.
• Rev 7:9-9 : 9 After this, I looked, and there was a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, tribe, people, and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands. 10 And they cried out in a loud voice, “Salvation belongs to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!” 11 And all the angels stood around the throne, the elders, and the four living creatures. They fell facedown before the throne and worshiped God, 12 saying, “Amen! Blessing, glory, wisdom, thanksgiving, honor, power, and strength be to our God forever and ever. Amen!” 13 Then one of the elders answered, saying to me, “These people dressed in white robes—who are they, and where did they come from?” 14 I said to him, 'Sir, you know.' And he said to me, 'These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.' 15 For this reason, they are before the throne of God, and they serve him day and night in his temple. The one who sits on the throne will spread his shelter over them. 16 They will no longer hunger or thirst, nor will the sun beat down on them, nor any scorching heat. 17 For the Lamb at the center of the throne will shepherd them. He will lead them to springs of living water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.