Matthew 3:16
And when Jesus was baptized, he went up immediately from the water. And heaven was opened to him; and he saw the Holy Spirit descending like a dove, and it came upon him.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
In Context
17And lo, a voice from heaven, which said: This is my beloved Son, in whom I have delight.
Cross References
Luke 3:21And it occurred, when all the people were baptized, that Jesus also was baptized. And as he prayed, the heavens were opened;
John 3:34For he whom God hath sent, speaketh the words of God; for God hath not given the Spirit by measure to him.
Colossians 1:18And he is the head of the body the church; as he is the head and first-born from among the dead, that he might be the first in all things.
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 →