Luke 3:21

Now when all the people were baptized, and when Jesus had also been baptized and was praying, the heavens were opened,

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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

20Herod added this to everything else: He locked John up in prison.

22and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. Then a voice came from heaven, saying, “Yoʋ are my beloved Son; in yoʋ I am well pleased.”

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Cross References

Matthew 14:23After sending the crowds away, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone.

Luke 5:16But he would often withdraw to desolate places and pray.

Luke 9:28About eight days after he had spoken these words, he took Peter, John, and James, and went up on a mountain to pray.

John 12:27“My soul is now troubled. And what shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this hour’? No, it is for this reason that I have come to this hour.

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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