Verse 16

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:

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Og Jesus, da han var døpt, steg straks opp av vannet; og se, himlene ble åpnet for ham, og han så Guds Ånd som kom ned som en due og kom over ham;

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Da Jesus var blitt døpt, steg han straks opp av vannet. Og se, himlene åpnet seg for ham, og han så Guds Ånd stige ned som en due og komme over ham.

• Norsk King James

  Og Jesus, da han var døpt, gikk straks opp av vannet, og se, himmelen åpnet seg for ham, og han så Guds Ånd som kom ned som en due og hvilte over ham.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og da Jesus var døpt, steg han straks opp av vannet; og se, himlene åpnet seg, og han så Guds Ånd komme ned over seg som en due.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Og da Jesus var blitt døpt, steg han straks opp av vannet; og se, himmelen åpnet seg for ham, og han så Guds Ånd stige ned som en due og komme over ham.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Og da Jesus var blitt døpt, steg han straks opp av vannet, og se, himlene åpnet seg over ham, og han så Guds Ånd stige ned som en due og komme over ham.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Da Jesus var blitt døpt, steg han straks opp av vannet, og se, himlene åpnet seg for ham, og han så Guds Ånd komme ned som en due og bli over ham.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Da Jesus var døpt, steg han straks opp av vannet, og se, himmelen åpnet seg, og han så Guds Ånd komme ned som en due og hvile over ham.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Og straks etter at Jesus var blitt døpt, steg han opp av vannet. Se, da åpnet himmelen seg for ham, og han så Guds Ånd komme ned som en due og lande på ham.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Og straks etter at Jesus var blitt døpt, steg han opp av vannet. Se, da åpnet himmelen seg for ham, og han så Guds Ånd komme ned som en due og lande på ham.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Da Jesus var blitt døpt, steg han straks opp av vannet. Og se, himlene åpnet seg, og han så Guds Ånd stige ned som en due og komme over ham.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  After Jesus was baptized, He immediately came up from the water. At that moment, the heavens were opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming upon Him.

• biblecontext

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• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Da Jesus var blitt døpt, steg han straks opp av vannet, og se, himlene åpnet seg for ham. Han så Guds Ånd komme ned som en due og komme over ham.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og der Jesus var døbt, steg han strax op af Vandet; og see, Himlene aabnedes ham, og han saae Guds Aand fare ned som en Due og komme over ham.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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:

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Da Jesus var blitt døpt, steg han straks opp av vannet. Og se, himmelen åpnet seg for ham, og han så Guds Ånd komme ned som en due og lyse over ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Jesus, da han var blitt døpt, steg straks opp av vannet; og se, himlene ble åpnet for ham. Han så Guds Ånd komme ned som en due og komme over ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og da Jesus var blitt døpt, steg han straks opp fra vannet, og se, himlene åpnet seg for ham, og han så Guds Ånd komme ned som en due og komme over ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Da Jesus var blitt døpt, steg han straks opp av vannet, og se, himmelen åpnet seg for ham, og han så Guds Ånd komme ned som en due og komme over ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og da Jesus var døpt, steg han straks opp fra vannet; og himlene ble åpnet, og han så Guds Ånd komme ned som en due og senke seg over ham.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And Iesus assone as he was baptised came strayght out of ye water. And lo heue was ope over hym: and Ihon sawe the spirite of God descende lyke a doue and lyght vpon hym.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And Iesus assone as he was baptised, came straight out of the water. And lo, heue was ope ouer hym: and Ihon sawe the spirite of God descende lyke a doue, and lyght vpon hym.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Iesus when hee was baptized, came straight out of the water; lo, the heaues were opened vnto him, & Iohn saw the Spirit of God descending like a doue, and lighting vpon him.

• 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.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Jesus, when he was baptized, went up directly from the water: and behold, the heavens were opened to him. He saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming on him.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  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,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Jesus when he was baptized, went up straightway from the water: and lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Jesus, having been given baptism, straight away went up from the water; and, the heavens opening, he saw the Spirit of God coming down on him as a dove;

• World English Bible (2000)

  Jesus, when he was baptized, went up directly from the water: and behold, the heavens were opened to him. He saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming on him.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  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.

Referenced Verses

• 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.