Matthew 3:15
Jesus responded and said to him, “Permit it now, for it is right for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John permitted him.
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14But John kept trying to stop him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?”
Cross References
Psalms 40:7Then said I, “See, I have come; 1 it is written about me in the scroll of the document. 1
Luke 1:6They were both righteous before God, obeying all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord.
John 8:29He who sent me is with me, and he has not left me alone, because I always do what is pleasing to him.”
John 13:15For I have given you an example so that you should also do just as I did for you.
Philippians 2:7Instead, he emptied himself 1 by taking the form of a servant, 1 and he was born in the likeness of men. 1
1 Peter 2:21For it is to this that you were called, because Christ also suffered for you. He left an example for you to follow in his steps. 1
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 →