10 As Jesus came up out of the water, he saw the heavens splitting apart and the Holy Spirit descending on him[a] like a dove.

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  1. 1:10 Or toward him, or into him.

10 [a]Immediately coming up out of the water, he (John) saw the heavens torn open, and the [b]Spirit like a dove descending on Him (Jesus);

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 1:10 Mark uses the word “immediately” almost forty times in his gospel.
  2. Mark 1:10 The three persons of the Godhead were present: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.