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20 Herod responded by throwing John into prison.

21 But before John’s imprisonment, when he was still preaching and ritually cleansing through baptism[a] the people in the Jordan River, Jesus also came to him to be baptized. As Jesus prayed, the heavens opened, 22 and the Holy Spirit came upon Him in a physical manifestation that resembled a dove. A voice echoed out from heaven.

Voice from Heaven: You are My Son,[b] the Son I love, and in You I take great pleasure.

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Footnotes

  1. 3:21 Literally, immersing, to show repentance
  2. 3:22 Psalm 2:7

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