Matthew 3:14
I have need to be baptized by thee, and comest thou to me?
1770 John Worsley 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
Cross References
Luke 1:43and whence is this honor to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
John 3:3Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily verily I tell thee, Unless a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
Acts 1:5for John indeed baptized with water, but ye shall within a few days be baptized with the holy Spirit.
Romans 3:25whom God hath appointed to be a propitiation, through faith in his blood, for a demonstration of his righteousness, in the remission of past sins, according to the forbearance of God;
Galatians 3:27For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ, have put on Christ:
Ephesians 2:3among whom also we were all conversant heretofore in our carnal desires, indulging the appetites of the flesh and of our imaginations; and were by nature children of wrath, even as others.
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 →