Matthew 3:16

Moreover, immersed, the Jesus straightaway ascends from of{the water} and, behold, the heavens are-opened-up to{same}, and he-beholds the Spirit of{the God} descending as-if [a] pigeon/dove and being-come upon same,

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

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 him:

In Context

15Moreover the Jesus, respond[ing], says toward same, "Let-off-from[i.e. consent] presently, for the-same-ly it-is-being fitting to{us} to-fulfill all justice-ness." Then he-is-letting-off-from[i.e. consenting] same.

17and, behold, [a] sound out of{the heavens}, saying, "The-same is-being the Son of{me}, the beloved, in to{whom} I-well-esteem."

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Cross References

Luke 3:21Moreover, it-becomes in to{the} to-be-immersed, emphatically-all the people, also of{Jesus immersed} and of{praying}, to-be-opened-up/anew the heaven,

John 3:34for whom the God sends-off/away is-speaking the say-effects/statements of{the God}, for not out of{measure} the God is-giving the Spirit.

Colossians 1:18and same is-being the head of{the body} of{the out-calling}, who is-being origin/original/chief, first-offspring out of{the[plural] dead}, in-which-place he-may-become in to{all} same first-ing[i.e. being preeminent],

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 →

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