Luke 3:21

And that fortuned as all the people receaved baptyme (and when Iesus was baptised and dyd praye) that heaven was opened

Tyndale New Testament

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

20added this above all and leyd Iohn in preson.

22and the holy goost came doune in a bodely shape lyke a dove vpo him and a voyce came from heven sayinge: Thou arte my dere sonne in the do I delyte.

Read all of Luke 3

Cross References

Matthew 14:23And assone as he had sent the people awaye he went vp into a moutayne alone to praye. And when nyght was come he was there him silf alone.

Luke 5:16And he kepte him silfe aparte in the wildernesses and gave him silfe to prayer.

Luke 9:28And it folowed about an .viii. dayes after thoose sayinges that he toke Peter Iames and Iohn and went vp into a moutayne to praye.

John 12:27Now is my soule troubled and what shall I saye? Father delyver me from this houre: but therfore came I vnto this houre.

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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Luke 3:21