Matthew 3:14
But Iohn forbad hym, saying. I haue nede to be baptized of thee, and commest thou to me?
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
In Context
13Then commeth Iesus from Galilee to Iordane, vnto Iohn, to be baptized of hym.
Cross References
Luke 1:43And whence commeth this to me, that ye mother of my lord should come to me?
Romans 3:25Whom God hath set foorth to be a propitiatio, through fayth in his blood, to declare his ryghteousnes, in that he forgeueth the sinnes that are past,
Galatians 3:27For all ye that are baptized, haue put on Christe.
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 →