Luke 3:21

Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

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  • John 1:32-34 : 32 And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him. 33 And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost. 34 And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.
  • Matt 3:13-17 : 13 ¶ Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him. 14 But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me? 15 And Jesus answering said unto him, ‹Suffer› [it to be so] ‹now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness.› Then he suffered him. 16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: 17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
  • Matt 14:23 : 23 And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone.
  • Mark 1:9-9 : 9 ¶ And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan. 10 And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him: 11 And there came a voice from heaven, [saying], Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
  • Luke 5:16 : 16 And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.
  • Luke 9:18 : 18 ¶ And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, ‹Whom say the people that I am?›
  • John 12:27-28 : 27 ¶ ‹Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour.› 28 ‹Father, glorify thy name.› Then came there a voice from heaven, [saying], I have both glorified [it], and will glorify [it] again.
  • Luke 9:28-29 : 28 ¶ And it came to pass about an eight days after these sayings, he took Peter and John and James, and went up into a mountain to pray. 29 And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment [was] white [and] glistering.

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  • Matt 3:13-17
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    13¶ Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.

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

    15And Jesus answering said unto him, ‹Suffer› [it to be so] ‹now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness.› Then he suffered him.

    16And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:

    17And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

  • Mark 1:8-11
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    8I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.

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

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

    11And there came a voice from heaven, [saying], Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

  • Luke 3:22
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    22And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.

  • John 3:22-24
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    22¶ After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judaea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.

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

    24For John was not yet cast into prison.

  • Matt 3:5-6
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    5Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan,

    6And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.

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    1¶ In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,

    2And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

    3For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

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    2Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.

    3And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;

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    29And all the people that heard [him], and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.

  • Mark 1:3-5
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    3The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

    4John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.

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

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    31And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.

    32And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.

    33And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.

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    20Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.

  • Acts 13:24
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    24When John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

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    4‹The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men?›

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    15¶ And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not;

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

  • John 3:26
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    26And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all [men] come to him.

  • Mark 11:30
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    30‹The baptism of John, was› [it] ‹from heaven, or of men? answer me.›

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

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    14¶ Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,

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    17For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

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    5When they heard [this], they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

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

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    5‹For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.›

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

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    37That word, [I say], ye know, which was published throughout all Judaea, and began from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;

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    16Then remembered I the word of the Lord, how that he said, ‹John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost.›

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    11I indeed baptize you with 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 with the Holy Ghost, and [with] fire:

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    17From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, ‹Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.›

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    12Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do?

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    1¶ And it came to pass, [that] when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judaea beyond Jordan;