Matthew 3:16

KJV1611 – Modern English

And Jesus, when he was baptized, came up immediately out of the water: and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting upon him:

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  • Mark 1:10 : 10 And immediately, coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him.
  • Luke 3:21-22 : 21 Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass that Jesus also was baptized, and while praying, the heavens were opened, 22 And the Holy Spirit descended in bodily form like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, saying, You are my beloved Son; in you I am well pleased.
  • John 1:31-34 : 31 I did not know him, but that he should be revealed to Israel, therefore I came baptizing with water. 32 And John bore witness, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it remained upon him. 33 I did not know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water said to me, Upon whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, this is he who baptizes with the Holy Spirit. 34 And I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.
  • Isa 11:2 : 2 And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;
  • Isa 42:1 : 1 Behold my servant, whom I uphold; my chosen one, in whom my soul delights; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth justice to the Gentiles.
  • Acts 7:56 : 56 And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.
  • Col 1:18-19 : 18 And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence. 19 For it pleased the Father that in him all fullness should dwell;
  • Isa 61:1 : 1 The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to preach good tidings to the meek; He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
  • Ezek 1:1 : 1 Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the River Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.
  • John 3:34 : 34 For he whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives not the Spirit by measure to him.
  • Isa 59:21 : 21 As for me, this is my covenant with them, says the Lord: My Spirit that is upon you, and my words which I have put in your mouth, shall not depart out of your mouth, nor out of the mouth of your descendants, nor out of the mouth of the descendants of your descendants, says the Lord, from this time forth and forever.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Mark 1:8-12
    5 verses
    93%

    8I indeed have baptized you with water, but he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit.

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

    10And immediately, 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, You are my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

    12And immediately the Spirit drove him into the wilderness.

  • Luke 3:21-22
    2 verses
    88%

    21Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass that Jesus also was baptized, and while praying, the heavens were opened,

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

  • John 1:31-34
    4 verses
    85%

    31I did not know him, but that he should be revealed to Israel, therefore I came baptizing with water.

    32And John bore witness, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it remained upon him.

    33I did not know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water said to me, Upon whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, this is he who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.

    34And I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.

  • Matt 3:17
    84%

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

  • Matt 3:13-15
    3 verses
    82%

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

    14But John tried to stop him, saying, I have need to be baptized by you, and you come to me?

    15And Jesus answering said to him, Permit it to be so now: for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness. Then he permitted him.

  • John 3:22-23
    2 verses
    78%

    22After these things Jesus and his disciples came into the land of Judea, and there he stayed with them and baptized.

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

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

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

    18And we heard this voice which came from heaven when we were with him on the holy mountain.

  • Luke 3:16
    74%

    16John answered, saying to them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I comes, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire:

  • Matt 3:1-3
    3 verses
    74%

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

    2And saying, Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.

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

  • Matt 3:5-6
    2 verses
    73%

    5Then Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region around the Jordan came out to him,

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

  • Acts 1:5
    73%

    5For John truly baptized with water; but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.

  • Luke 4:1
    73%

    1And Jesus, being full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,

  • Matt 17:5
    73%

    5While he was still speaking, 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; listen to him.

  • Mark 1:3-5
    3 verses
    72%

    3The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

    4John baptized in the wilderness and preached the baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

    5And all the land of Judea and those from Jerusalem went out to him, and were all baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.

  • Luke 3:3
    72%

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

  • John 3:26
    72%

    26They came to John and said to him, Rabbi, he who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you bore witness, behold, he baptizes, and all men come to him.

  • Acts 11:16
    71%

    16Then I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, John indeed baptized with water; but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit.

  • Matt 4:1
    71%

    1Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.

  • John 1:28
    71%

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

  • Matt 3:11
    71%

    11I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he who comes after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to carry: he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire:

  • Acts 2:3
    71%

    3And there appeared to them divided tongues as of fire, and one sat upon each of them.

  • John 3:5
    70%

    5Jesus answered, Truly, truly, I say to you, except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.

  • Mark 9:7
    70%

    7And a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son; hear him.

  • 1 John 5:6
    70%

    6This is the One who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ, not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who bears witness, because the Spirit is truth.

  • Matt 28:19
    70%

    19Go therefore and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,

  • Matt 17:3
    69%

    3And behold, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah talking with him.

  • Matt 14:29
    69%

    29And he said, Come. And when Peter had come down out of the ship, he walked on the water to go to Jesus.

  • John 4:2
    69%

    2though Jesus himself did not baptize, but his disciples,

  • Acts 19:3
    69%

    3And he said to them, Into what then were you baptized? And they said, Into John's baptism.

  • John 1:6
    69%

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

  • Luke 2:27
    69%

    27And he came by the Spirit into the temple, and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him according to the custom of the law,

  • Mark 9:2
    69%

    2And after six days Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John, and led them up onto a high mountain by themselves; and he was transfigured before them.

  • John 3:34
    69%

    34For he whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives not the Spirit by measure to him.