Matthew 3:14
But Ihon forbade hym saynge: I ought to be baptysed of the: and comest thou to me?
William Tyndale Bible (1525/1530)
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 cam Iesus from Galile to Iordan vnto Ihon to be baptised of hym.
Cross References
Luke 1:43And whence hapeneth this to me that the mother of my Lorde shuld come to me?
John 3:3Iesus answered and sayde vnto him: Verely verely I saye vnto the: except a man be boren a newe he cannot se the kyngdom of God.
Acts 1:5For Iohn baptised wt water: but ye shalbe baptised with the holy goost and that with in this feawe dayes.
Romans 3:25whom God hath made a seate of mercy thorow faith in his bloud to shewe ye rightewesnes which before him is of valoure in yt he forgeveth ye synnes yt are passed which God dyd suffre
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 →