¹⁶ And when Jesus had been baptized, just as he came up from the water, suddenly the heavens were opened to him and he saw God’s Spirit descending like a dove and alighting on him.^(A)

¹⁷ And a voice from the heavens said, “This is my Son, the Beloved,^[a] with whom I am well pleased.”^(A)

¹⁷ In your law it is written that the testimony of two witnesses is valid.^(A)

¹⁸ I testify on my own behalf, and the Father who sent me testifies on my behalf.”^(A)