Matthew 3:14
But Yochanan would have deterred him, saying, I have need to submit to your tevilah, + 3:14 T.N. i.e., Moshiachʼs tevilah and yet you come to me?
Orthodox Jewish Bible
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 Yehoshua comes from the Galil to the Yarden to Yochanan, to submit to Yochananʼs tevilah.
Cross References
Luke 1:43And why has this happened to me that the Em Adoni should come to me?
John 3:3In reply, he said to him, Omein, omein, I say to you, unless someone is born anew, + 3:3 born again, Yn 1:13; Dt 10:16; 30:6; Jer 4:4; Isa 52:1; Ezek 44:7,9 he is not able to see the Malchut Hashem.
Acts 1:5For Yochanan gave a tevilah of teshuva with a mikveh mayim, but you will receive a tevilah in the Ruach Hakodesh not many yamim from now. + 1:5 Yoel 3:1
Romans 3:25Whom G-d set forth as a kapporah + 3:25 that which propitiates G-dʼs wrath; c.f. the sa'ir l'azazel in Lv 16:22 and Isa 53:12 paying the onesh for sin through emunah (faith) in the DAHM + 3:25 Gn 22:7; Ex 12:3,6; Isa 53:7,10 (blood) of Moshiach, to demonstrate the Tzedek Olamim, the Tzidkat Hashem (righteousness of G-d) in pasach (passing over, letting go the penalty of) the averos (sins) committed in former times.
Galatians 3:27For as many as have had a tevilah into Moshiach have clothed yourselves with Moshiach.
Ephesians 2:3Among them we too all formerly conducted ourselves in the ta'avot of our basar, following the lusts of the flesh and of the machshavot (thoughts), and we were by nature Bnei Za'am (Sons of Wrath) of Hashem, as also the rest.
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 →