Luke 3:21

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The Baptism of Jesus Now when all the people were baptized, Jesus also was baptized. And while he was praying, the heavens opened,

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  • John 1:32-34 : 32 Then John testified,“I saw the Spirit descending like a dove from heaven, and it remained on him. 33 And I did not recognize him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water said to me,‘The one on whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining– this is the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’ 34 I have both seen and testified that this man is the Chosen One of God.”
  • Matt 3:13-17 : 13 The Baptism of Jesus Then Jesus came from Galilee to John to be baptized by him in the Jordan River. 14 But John tried to prevent him, saying,“I need to be baptized by you, and yet you come to me?” 15 So Jesus replied to him,“Let it happen now, for it is right for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John yielded to him. 16 After Jesus was baptized, just as he was coming up out of the water, the heavens opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him. 17 And a voice from heaven said,“This is my one dear Son; in him I take great delight.”
  • Matt 14:23 : 23 And after he sent the crowds away, he went up the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone.
  • Mark 1:9-9 : 9 The Baptism and Temptation of Jesus Now in those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan River. 10 And just as Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens splitting apart and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. 11 And a voice came from heaven:“You are my one dear Son; in you I take great delight.”
  • Luke 5:16 : 16 Yet Jesus himself frequently withdrew to the wilderness and prayed.
  • Luke 9:18 : 18 Peter’s Confession Once when Jesus was praying by himself, and his disciples were nearby, he asked them,“Who do the crowds say that I am?”
  • John 12:27-28 : 27 “Now my soul is greatly distressed. And what should I say?‘Father, deliver me from this hour’? No, but for this very reason I have come to this hour. 28 Father, glorify your name.” Then a voice came from heaven,“I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.”
  • Luke 9:28-29 : 28 The Transfiguration Now about eight days after these sayings, Jesus took with him Peter, John, and James, and went up the mountain to pray. 29 As he was praying, the appearance of his face was transformed, and his clothes became very bright, a brilliant white.

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  • Matt 3:13-17
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    13The Baptism of Jesus Then Jesus came from Galilee to John to be baptized by him in the Jordan River.

    14But John tried to prevent him, saying,“I need to be baptized by you, and yet you come to me?”

    15So Jesus replied to him,“Let it happen now, for it is right for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John yielded to him.

    16After Jesus was baptized, just as he was coming up out of the water, the heavens opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him.

    17And a voice from heaven said,“This is my one dear Son; in him I take great delight.”

  • Mark 1:8-11
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    8I baptize you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”

    9The Baptism and Temptation of Jesus Now in those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan River.

    10And just as Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens splitting apart and the Spirit descending on him like a dove.

    11And a voice came from heaven:“You are my one dear Son; in you I take great delight.”

  • Luke 3:22
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    22and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven,“You are my one dear Son; in you I take great delight.”

  • John 3:22-24
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    22Further Testimony About Jesus by John the Baptist After this, Jesus and his disciples came into Judean territory, and there he spent time with them and was baptizing.

    23John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because water was plentiful there, and people were coming to him and being baptized.

    24(For John had not yet been thrown into prison.)

  • Matt 3:5-6
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    5Then people from Jerusalem, as well as all Judea and all the region around the Jordan, were going out to him,

    6and he was baptizing them in the Jordan River as they confessed their sins.

  • Matt 3:1-3
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    1The Ministry of John the Baptist In those days John the Baptist came into the wilderness of Judea proclaiming,

    2“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”

    3For he is the one about whom the prophet Isaiah had spoken:“The voice of one shouting in the wilderness,‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make his paths straight.’”

  • Luke 3:2-3
    2 verses
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    2during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John the son of Zechariah in the wilderness.

    3He went into all the region around the Jordan River, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

  • Luke 7:29
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    29(Now all the people who heard this, even the tax collectors, acknowledged God’s justice, because they had been baptized with John’s baptism.

  • Mark 1:3-5
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    3the voice of one shouting in the wilderness,‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make his paths straight.’”

    4In the wilderness John the baptizer began preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

    5People from the whole Judean countryside and all of Jerusalem were going out to him, and he was baptizing them in the Jordan River as they confessed their sins.

  • John 1:31-33
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    31I did not recognize him, but I came baptizing with water so that he could be revealed to Israel.”

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

    33And I did not recognize him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water said to me,‘The one on whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining– this is the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’

  • Luke 3:20
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    20Herod added this to them all: He locked up John in prison.

  • Acts 13:24
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    24Before Jesus arrived, John had proclaimed a baptism for repentance to all the people of Israel.

  • Luke 20:4
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    4John’s baptism– was it from heaven or from people?”

  • Luke 3:15-16
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    15While the people were filled with anticipation and they all wondered whether perhaps John could be the Christ,

    16John answered them all,“I baptize you with water, but one more powerful than I am is coming– I am not worthy to untie the strap of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

  • John 3:26
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    26So they came to John and said to him,“Rabbi, the one who was with you on the other side of the Jordan River, about whom you testified– see, he is baptizing, and everyone is flocking to him!”

  • Mark 11:30
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    30John’s baptism– was it from heaven or from people? Answer me.”

  • John 1:28
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    28These things happened in Bethany across the Jordan River where John was baptizing.

  • Mark 1:14
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    14Preaching in Galilee and the Call of the Disciples Now after John was imprisoned, Jesus went into Galilee and proclaimed the gospel of God.

  • 2 Pet 1:17
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    17For he received honor and glory from God the Father, when that voice was conveyed to him by the Majestic Glory:“This is my dear Son, in whom I am delighted.”

  • Acts 19:5
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    5When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus,

  • Acts 19:3
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    3So Paul said,“Into what then were you baptized?”“Into John’s baptism,” they replied.

  • Acts 1:5
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    5For John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”

  • Matt 17:5
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    5While he was still speaking, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said,“This is my one dear Son, in whom I take great delight. Listen to him!”

  • Acts 10:37
    68%

    37you know what happened throughout Judea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism that John announced:

  • Luke 22:41
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    41He went away from them about a stone’s throw, knelt down, and prayed,

  • Luke 11:1
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    1Instructions on Prayer Now Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he stopped, one of his disciples said to him,“Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”

  • Acts 11:16
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    16And I remembered the word of the Lord, as he used to say,‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’

  • Matt 3:11
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    11“I baptize you with water, for repentance, but the one coming after me is more powerful than I am– I am not worthy to carry his sandals! He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

  • Matt 4:17
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    17From that time Jesus began to preach this message:“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near!”

  • Luke 2:21
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    21At the end of eight days, when he was circumcised, he was named Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.

  • Luke 3:12
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    12Tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him,“Teacher, what should we do?”

  • Matt 19:1
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    1Questions About Divorce Now when Jesus finished these sayings, he left Galilee and went to the region of Judea beyond the Jordan River.