Luke 3:21

Before John was put in prison, Jesus went to him, and John baptized Jesus after everyone else. After John had baptized him, Jesus prayed. While he was praying God opened the heavens

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In The King James Version

Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,

In Context

20Then Herod did something even worse. He told his soldiers to put John in prison. And they took him and locked him up.

22and sent his Holy Spirit to him. The Holy Spirit came down from above like a dove and rested on him. Then a voice spoke from heaven, saying, “You are my Son, the one I love, and I am pleased with you.”

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Cross References

Luke 5:16But sometimes Jesus went away by himself to lonely places and prayed to God.

Luke 9:28A week went by. Then Jesus took Peter, John and James and they went and climbed a hill so that Jesus could pray there. They went up and Jesus prayed to God.

Matthew Henry on Luke 3:16-21

Imprisonment of John the Baptist. 15 And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not; 16 John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire: 17 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire… Read the whole commentary →

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