Mark 1:10

And immediately on coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens parted, and the Spirit descending as a dove upon him.

Noyes Bible

In The King James Version

And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him:

In Context

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

11And there was a voice from the heavens, “Thou art my beloved Son; with thee I am well pleased.”

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Cross References

Isaiah 64:1O that thou wouldst rend the heavens, and come down; That the mountains might tremble at thy presence,

Luke 3:22and the Holy Spirit descended upon him in a bodily shape as a dove; and a voice came from heaven: “Thou art my beloved Son; with thee I am well pleased.”

Matthew Henry on Mark 1:10-14

The Baptism of Jesus. 9 And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan. 10 And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him: 11 And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. 12 And immediately the Spirit driveth him into the wilderness. 13 And he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan; and was with the wild beasts;… Read the whole commentary →

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