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Luke 3:21-22
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Luke 3:21-22
Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Baptism of Jesus
21 When all the people were baptized,(A) Jesus also was baptized. As He was praying,(B) heaven opened, 22 and the Holy Spirit descended on Him in a physical appearance like a dove. And a voice came from heaven:
You are My beloved Son.
I take delight in You!(C)
Luke 3:21-22
Lexham English Bible
Luke 3:21-22
Lexham English Bible
The Baptism of Jesus
21 Now it happened that when all the people were baptized, Jesus also was baptized, and while he[a] was praying, heaven was opened, 22 and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove, and a voice came from heaven, “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.”
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- Luke 3:21 Here “while” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“was praying”)
Luke 3:21-22
New International Version
Luke 3:21-22
New International Version
The Baptism and Genealogy of Jesus(A)(B)
21 When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as he was praying,(C) heaven was opened 22 and the Holy Spirit descended on him(D) in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son,(E) whom I love; with you I am well pleased.”(F)
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