Luke 3:21

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

And it came to pass, in all the people being baptised, Jesus also being baptised, and praying, the heaven was opened,

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  • John 1:32-34 : 32 And John testified, saying -- `I have seen the Spirit coming down, as a dove, out of heaven, and it remained on him; 33 and I did not know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water, He said to me, On whomsoever thou mayst see the Spirit coming down, and remaining on him, this is he who is baptizing with the Holy Spirit; 34 and I have seen, and have testified, that this is the Son of God.'
  • Matt 3:13-17 : 13 Then cometh Jesus from Galilee upon the Jordan, unto John to be baptized by him, 14 but John was forbidding him, saying, `I have need by thee to be baptized -- and thou dost come unto me!' 15 But Jesus answering said to him, `Suffer now, for thus it is becoming to us to fulfill all righteousness,' then he doth suffer him. 16 And having been baptized, Jesus went up immediately from the water, and lo, opened to him were the heavens, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him, 17 and lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, `This is My Son -- the Beloved, in whom I did delight.'
  • Matt 14:23 : 23 and having let away the multitudes, he went up to the mountain by himself to pray, and evening having come, he was there alone,
  • Mark 1:9-9 : 9 And it came to pass in those days, Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized by John at the Jordan; 10 and immediately coming up from the water, he saw the heavens dividing, and the Spirit as a dove coming down upon him; 11 and a voice came out of the heavens, `Thou art My Son -- the Beloved, in whom I did delight.'
  • Luke 5:16 : 16 and he was withdrawing himself in the desert places and was praying.
  • Luke 9:18 : 18 And it came to pass, as he is praying alone, the disciples were with him, and he questioned them, saying, `Who do the multitudes say me to be?'
  • John 12:27-28 : 27 `Now hath my soul been troubled, and what? shall I say -- Father, save me from this hour? -- but because of this I came to this hour; 28 Father, glorify Thy name.' There came, therefore, a voice out of the heaven, `I both glorified, and again I will glorify `it';'
  • Luke 9:28-29 : 28 And it came to pass, after these words, as it were eight days, that having taken Peter, and John, and James, he went up to the mountain to pray, 29 and it came to pass, in his praying, the appearance of his face became altered, and his garment white -- sparkling.

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  • Matt 3:13-17
    5 verses
    86%

    13Then cometh Jesus from Galilee upon the Jordan, unto John to be baptized by him,

    14but John was forbidding him, saying, `I have need by thee to be baptized -- and thou dost come unto me!'

    15But Jesus answering said to him, `Suffer now, for thus it is becoming to us to fulfill all righteousness,' then he doth suffer him.

    16And having been baptized, Jesus went up immediately from the water, and lo, opened to him were the heavens, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him,

    17and lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, `This is My Son -- the Beloved, in whom I did delight.'

  • Mark 1:8-11
    4 verses
    84%

    8I indeed did baptize you with water, but he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit.'

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

    10and immediately coming up from the water, he saw the heavens dividing, and the Spirit as a dove coming down upon him;

    11and a voice came out of the heavens, `Thou art My Son -- the Beloved, in whom I did delight.'

  • Luke 3:22
    81%

    22and the Holy Spirit came down in a bodily appearance, as if a dove, upon him, and a voice came out of heaven, saying, `Thou art My Son -- the Beloved, in thee I did delight.'

  • John 3:22-24
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    22After these things came Jesus and his disciples to the land of Judea, and there he did tarry with them, and was baptizing;

    23and John was also baptizing in Aenon, nigh to Salem, because there were many waters there, and they were coming and were being baptized --

    24for John was not yet cast into the prison --

  • Matt 3:5-6
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    74%

    5Then were going forth unto him Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region round about the Jordan,

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

  • Matt 3:1-3
    3 verses
    73%

    1And in those days cometh John the Baptist, proclaiming in the wilderness of Judea,

    2and saying, `Reform, for come nigh hath the reign of the heavens,'

    3for this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, `A voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, straight make ye His paths.'

  • Luke 3:2-3
    2 verses
    73%

    2Annas and Caiaphas being chief priests -- there came a word of God unto John the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness,

    3and he came to all the region round the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of reformation -- to remission of sins,

  • Luke 7:29
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    29And all the people having heard, and the tax-gatherers, declared God righteous, having been baptized with the baptism of John,

  • Mark 1:3-5
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    3`A voice of one calling in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, straight make ye his paths,' --

    4John came baptizing in the wilderness, and proclaiming a baptism of reformation -- to remission of sins,

    5and there were going forth to him all the region of Judea, and they of Jerusalem, and they were all baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.

  • John 1:31-33
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    31and I knew him not, but, that he might be manifested to Israel, because of this I came with the water baptizing.

    32And John testified, saying -- `I have seen the Spirit coming down, as a dove, out of heaven, and it remained on him;

    33and I did not know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water, He said to me, On whomsoever thou mayst see the Spirit coming down, and remaining on him, this is he who is baptizing with the Holy Spirit;

  • Luke 3:20
    71%

    20added also this to all, that he shut up John in the prison.

  • Acts 13:24
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    24John having first preached, before his coming, a baptism of reformation to all the people of Israel;

  • Luke 20:4
    70%

    4the baptism of John, from heaven was it, or from men?'

  • Luke 3:15-16
    2 verses
    70%

    15And the people are looking forward, and all are reasoning in their hearts concerning John, whether or not he may be the Christ;

    16John answered, saying to all, `I indeed with water do baptise you, but he cometh who is mightier than I, of whom I am not worthy to loose the latchet of his sandals -- he shall baptise you with the Holy Spirit and with fire;

  • John 3:26
    70%

    26and they came unto John, and said to him, `Rabbi, he who was with thee beyond the Jordan, to whom thou didst testify, lo, this one is baptizing, and all are coming unto him.'

  • Mark 11:30
    70%

    30the baptism of John -- from heaven was it? or from men? answer me.'

  • John 1:28
    70%

    28These things came to pass in Bethabara, beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing,

  • Mark 1:14
    69%

    14And after the delivering up of John, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of the reign of God,

  • 2 Pet 1:17
    69%

    17for having received from God the Father honour and glory, such a voice being borne to him by the excellent glory: `This is My Son -- the beloved, in whom I was well pleased;'

  • Acts 19:5
    69%

    5and they, having heard, were baptized -- to the name of the Lord Jesus,

  • Acts 19:3
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    3and he said unto them, `To what, then, were ye baptized?' and they said, `To John's baptism.'

  • Acts 1:5
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    5because John, indeed, baptized with water, and ye shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit -- after not many days.'

  • Matt 17:5
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    5While he is yet speaking, lo, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and lo, a voice out of the cloud, saying, `This is My Son, -- the Beloved, in whom I did delight; hear him.'

  • Acts 10:37
    68%

    37ye -- ye have known; -- the word that came throughout all Judea, having begun from Galilee, after the baptism that John preached;

  • Luke 22:41
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    41And he was withdrawn from them, as it were a stone's cast, and having fallen on the knees he was praying,

  • Luke 11:1
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    1And it came to pass, in his being in a certain place praying, as he ceased, a certain one of his disciples said unto him, `Sir, teach us to pray, as also John taught his disciples.'

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    16and I remembered the saying of the Lord, how he said, John indeed did baptize with water, and ye shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit;

  • Matt 3:11
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    11`I indeed do baptize you with water to reformation, but he who after me is coming is mightier than I, of whom I am not worthy to bear the sandals, he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire,

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    17From that time began Jesus to proclaim and to say, `Reform ye, for come nigh hath the reign of the heavens.'

  • Luke 2:21
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    21And when eight days were fulfilled to circumcise the child, then was his name called Jesus, having been so called by the messenger before his being conceived in the womb.

  • Luke 3:12
    68%

    12And there came also tax-gatherers to be baptised, and they said unto him, `Teacher, what shall we do?'

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    1And it came to pass, when Jesus finished these words, he removed from Galilee, and did come to the borders of Judea, beyond the Jordan,