Matthew 3:16

Bishops' Bible (1568)

And Iesus, when he was baptized, came strayghtwaye out of the water, and loe the heauens was open vnto hym, and (Iohn) sawe the spirite of God descendyng lyke a doue, and lyghtyng vpon hym.

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  • Mark 1:10 : 10 And assone as he was come vp out of the water, he sawe heauen open, & the spirite descending vpon him like a doue.
  • Luke 3:21-22 : 21 Nowe it came to passe, as all the people were baptized, and when Iesus was baptized, and dyd praye, that the heauen was opened, 22 And the holy ghost came downe, in a bodyly shape lyke a Doue, vpon hym: and a voyce came from heauen, which sayde, Thou art my beloued sonne, in thee I am well pleased.
  • John 1:31-34 : 31 And I knewe hym not: but that he shoulde be declared to Israel, therfore am I come, baptizing with water. 32 And Iohn bare recorde, saying: I sawe the spirite descende from heauen, lyke vnto a doue, and abode vpon hym, 33 And knewe hym not. But he that sent me to baptize with water, the same saide vnto me: vpon whom thou shalt see the spirite descende, and tary styll on hym, the same is he which baptizeth with the holy ghost. 34 And I sawe, and bare recorde, that he is the sonne of God.
  • Isa 11:2 : 2 The spirite of the Lorde shall rest vpon him, the spirite of wysdome and vnderstanding, the spirite of counsaile and strength, the spirite of knowledge and of the feare of the Lorde,
  • Isa 42:1 : 1 Behold this is my seruaunt vpon whom I leane, my elect in who my soule is pacified: I haue geuen my spirite vpon him, that he may shewe foorth iudgement among the gentiles.
  • Acts 7:56 : 56 And sayde: Beholde, I see the heauens open, & the sonne of man standyng on the ryght hande of God.
  • Col 1:18-19 : 18 And he is the head of the body of the Churche: he is the begynnyng, the first borne of the dead, that in all thynges he myght haue the preeminence. 19 For it pleased the father that in hym shoulde all fulnesse dwell,
  • Isa 61:1 : 1 The spirite of the Lord is vpon me: for the Lord hath annoynted me, and sent me to preache good tidinges vnto the poore, that I might binde vp the wounded heartes, that I might preache deliueraunce to the captiue, and open the prison to the that are bounde:
  • Ezek 1:1 : 1 It came to passe in the thirtith yere in the fourth moneth in the fifth day of the moneth, that (I beyng in the middes of the captiuitie, by the riuer Chebar) the heauens were opened, and I sawe visions of God:
  • John 3:34 : 34 For he whom God hath sent, speaketh the wordes of God: For God geueth not the spirite by measure vnto hym.
  • Isa 59:21 : 21 I wyll make this couenaunt with them (saith the Lord:) My spirite that is vpon thee, and the wordes whiche I haue put in thy mouth, shall neuer go out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy childers chyldren, from this time foorth for euermore, worlde without ende, saith the Lorde.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Mark 1:8-12
    5 verses
    93%

    8I haue baptized you with water: but he shal baptize you with the holy ghost.

    9And it came to passe in those dayes, that Iesus came fro Nazareth, of Galilee, & was baptized of Iohn in Iordane.

    10And assone as he was come vp out of the water, he sawe heauen open, & the spirite descending vpon him like a doue.

    11And there came a voyce from heauen: Thou art my deare sonne, in whom I am well pleased.

    12And immediatly the spirite driueth hym into wyldernesse.

  • Luke 3:21-22
    2 verses
    88%

    21Nowe it came to passe, as all the people were baptized, and when Iesus was baptized, and dyd praye, that the heauen was opened,

    22And the holy ghost came downe, in a bodyly shape lyke a Doue, vpon hym: and a voyce came from heauen, which sayde, Thou art my beloued sonne, in thee I am well pleased.

  • John 1:31-34
    4 verses
    85%

    31And I knewe hym not: but that he shoulde be declared to Israel, therfore am I come, baptizing with water.

    32And Iohn bare recorde, saying: I sawe the spirite descende from heauen, lyke vnto a doue, and abode vpon hym,

    33And knewe hym not. But he that sent me to baptize with water, the same saide vnto me: vpon whom thou shalt see the spirite descende, and tary styll on hym, the same is he which baptizeth with the holy ghost.

    34And I sawe, and bare recorde, that he is the sonne of God.

  • Matt 3:17
    84%

    17And loe, there (came) a voyce from the heauens, saying: This is my beloued sonne, in whom I am well pleased.

  • Matt 3:13-15
    3 verses
    82%

    13Then commeth Iesus from Galilee to Iordane, vnto Iohn, to be baptized of hym.

    14But Iohn forbad hym, saying. I haue nede to be baptized of thee, and commest thou to me?

    15Iesus aunsweryng, sayde vnto hym: Suffer it to be so nowe. For thus it becommeth vs, to fulfyll all righteousnes. Then he suffred hym.

  • John 3:22-23
    2 verses
    78%

    22After these thynges, came Iesus and his disciples into the lande of Iurie, and there he taryed with the, & baptized.

    23And Iohn also baptized in Enon, besides Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.

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

    17Euen then veryly when he receaued of God the father honour and glorie, & when there came suche a voyce to hym from the excellent glorie: This is my deare beloued sonne in whom I delyte.

    18This voyce we heard come from heauen, when we were with him in the holye mount.

  • Luke 3:16
    74%

    16Iohn aunswered, and said vnto them all, In deede I baptize you with water: but one stronger then I commeth, whose shoes latched I am not worthy to vnlose, he shall baptize you with the holy ghost, and with fire.

  • Matt 3:1-3
    3 verses
    74%

    1In those dayes, came Iohn the Baptist, preachyng in the wyldernesse of Iurie, and saying.

    2Repent, for the kingdome of heauen is at hande.

    3For this is he, of whom it is spoken by the prophete Esayas, saying. The voyce of one crying in the wyldernesse: prepare ye the way of the Lorde, make his pathes strayght.

  • Matt 3:5-6
    2 verses
    73%

    5Then went out to hym Hierusalem, and all Iurie, and all the region rounde about Iordane,

    6And were baptized of hym in Iordane, confessyng their sinnes.

  • Acts 1:5
    73%

    5For Iohn truely baptized with water, but ye shalbe baptized with the holy ghost, after these fewe dayes.

  • Luke 4:1
    73%

    1Iesus, being full of the holy ghost, returned from Iordane, & was ledde by the spirite into wyldernesse,

  • Matt 17:5
    73%

    5Whyle he yet spake, beholde, a bryght cloude shadowed them: And beholde, there came a voyce out of the cloude, which sayde, this is my beloued sonne in whom I am well pleased, heare hym.

  • Mark 1:3-5
    3 verses
    72%

    3A voyce of hym that crieth in the wyldernesse: Prepare ye the waye of the Lorde, and make his pathes strayght.

    4Iohn did baptize in the wyldernesse, and preached the baptisme of repentaunce, for the remission of sinnes.

    5And all the land of Iurie, and they of Hierusalem, went out vnto hym, and were all baptized of hym in the ryuer of Iordane, confessyng their synnes.

  • Luke 3:3
    72%

    3And he came into all the coastes about Iordane, preachyng the baptisme of repentaunce, for the remission of sinnes:

  • John 3:26
    72%

    26And they came vnto Iohn, and sayde vnto hym: Rabbi, he that was with thee beyonde Iordane, to whom thou barest witnesse, beholde the same baptizeth, and all men come to hym.

  • Acts 11:16
    71%

    16Then came it to my remembraunce, howe that the Lorde sayde: Iohn baptized with water, but ye shalbe baptized with the holy ghost.

  • Matt 4:1
    71%

    1Then was Iesus ledde away of the spirite into wyldernesse, to be tempted of the deuyll.

  • John 1:28
    71%

    28These thynges were done in Bethabara beyonde Iordane, where Iohn dyd baptize.

  • Matt 3:11
    71%

    11I baptize you in water vnto repentaunce: But he that shall come after me, is mightier then I, whose shoes I am not worthy to beare, he shall baptize you with the holy ghost, and with fire.

  • Acts 2:3
    71%

    3And there appeared vnto them clouen tongues, lyke as they had ben of fyre, and it sate vpon eche one of them.

  • John 3:5
    70%

    5Iesus aunswered: Ueryly, veryly, I say vnto thee, except a man be borne of water and of the spirite, he can not enter into the kyngdome of God.

  • Mark 9:7
    70%

    7And there was a cloude that shadowed them: and a voyce came out of the cloude, saying, This is my beloued sonne, heare hym.

  • 1 John 5:6
    70%

    6This Iesus Christe, is he that came by water and blood: not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the spirite that beareth witnesse, because the spirite is trueth.

  • Matt 28:19
    70%

    19Go ye therfore, & teache all nations, baptizing them in the name of the father, and of the sonne, and of the holye ghost:

  • Matt 17:3
    69%

    3And beholde, there appeared vnto them, Moyses, and Elias talkyng with hym.

  • Matt 14:29
    69%

    29And he sayde: come. And when Peter was come downe out of the shippe, he walked on the water, to go to Iesus.

  • John 4:2
    69%

    2(Though that Iesus hym selfe baptized not, but his disciples:)

  • Acts 19:3
    69%

    3And he sayde vnto them: Unto what then were ye baptized? And they sayde: vnto Iohns baptisme.

  • John 1:6
    69%

    6There was a man sent from God, whose name was Iohn:

  • Luke 2:27
    69%

    27And he came by inspiration into the temple: And when the father & mother brought in the chylde Iesus, to do for hym after the custome of the lawe,

  • Mark 9:2
    69%

    2And after sixe dayes, Iesus taketh Peter, and Iames, and Iohn, and leadeth them vp into an hye mountayne, out of the way, alone: and he was transfigured before them.

  • John 3:34
    69%

    34For he whom God hath sent, speaketh the wordes of God: For God geueth not the spirite by measure vnto hym.