Matthew 3:14
And John continued to forbid Him saying, I have need to be baptized by thee, and comest thou unto me?
1902 William Baxter Godbey NT
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 cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, in order to be baptized by him.
Cross References
Luke 1:43And whence is this to me that the mother of my Lord may come unto me?
John 3:3Jesus responded and said to him, Truly, truly, I say unto thee, unless any one may be born from above, he is not able to see the kingdom of God.
Acts 1:5that John indeed baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.
Romans 3:25whom God sent forth an expiation through faith in his blood, unto the manifestation of His righteousness through the remission of the sins which are passed,
Galatians 3:27for so many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
Ephesians 2:3among whom we all indeed at one time lived in the lusts of our flesh, doing the will of the flesh and of the thoughts, and we were by nature the children of wrath, like the rest also:
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 →