Matthew 3:14
But John tried to prevent him. “It is I,” he said, “who need to be baptized by you; why then do you come to me?”
Twentieth Century New Testament
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 Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan, to John, to be baptized by him.
Cross References
Luke 1:43But how have I this honour, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
John 3:3“In truth I tell you,” exclaimed Jesus, “unless a man is reborn, he cannot see the Kingdom of God.”
Acts 1:5for, while John baptized with water, you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit before many days have passed.”
Romans 3:25For God set him before the world, to be, by the shedding of his blood, a means of reconciliation through faith. And this God did to prove his righteousness, and because, in his forbearance, he had passed over the sins that men had previously committed;
Galatians 3:27For all of you who were baptized into union with Christ clothed yourselves with Christ.
Ephesians 2:3And it was among them that we all once lived our lives, indulging the cravings of our earthly nature, and carrying out the desires prompted by that earthly nature and by our own thoughts. Our very nature exposed us to the Divine Wrath, like the rest of mankind.
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 →