Matthew 3:16
And when Jesus was immersed, he went up straightaway out of the water. And lo, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and coming upon him.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
17And lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
Cross References
Isaiah 11:2And the Spirit of 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 LORD.
Isaiah 59:21And as for me, this is my covenant with them, says LORD: My Spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed
Ezekiel 1:1Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth [month], in 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.
Luke 3:21Now it came to pass, during the immersion of all the people, Jesus also having been immersed and praying, for the heaven to be opened,
John 3:34For he whom God sent speaks the sayings of God, for God does not give the Spirit by measure.
Colossians 1:18And he is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he might become preeminent in all things.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 3:14-17
The Baptism of Jesus. 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… Read the whole commentary →