The Baptism of Jesus

⁹ In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.^{(A) 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); ¹¹ and a ^[c]voice came out of heaven saying: “You are My beloved Son, in You I am well-pleased and delighted!”^(B)

Jesus’ Baptism

²¹ Now when all the people were baptized, Jesus was also baptized, and while He was praying, the [visible] heaven was opened,^{(A) 22} and the ^[a]Holy Spirit descended on Him in bodily form like a dove, and a voice came from heaven, “You are My Son, My Beloved, in You I am well-pleased and delighted!”^(B)

³² John gave [further] evidence [testifying officially for the record, with validity and relevance], saying, “I have seen the ^[a]Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven, and He remained upon Him.^(A)