The Baptism of Jesus

^9 (A)In those days Jesus ^(B)came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. ¹⁰ And immediately coming up out of the water, He saw the heavens ^[a]opening, and the Spirit, like a dove, descending upon Him; ¹¹ and a voice came from the heavens: “^(C)You are My beloved Son; in You I ^[b]am well pleased.”

^12 (D)And immediately the Spirit *brought Him out into the wilderness. ¹³ And He was in the wilderness for forty days, being tempted by ^(E)Satan; and He was with the wild animals, and the angels were serving Him.

Jesus Preaches in Galilee

^14 (F)Now after John was ^[c]taken into custody, Jesus came into Galilee, ^[d](G)preaching the gospel of God, ¹⁵ and saying, “^(H)The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God ^[e]is at hand; ^(I)repent and ^[f]believe in the gospel.”

The Baptism of Jesus

^13 (A)Then Jesus *arrived ^(B)from Galilee at the Jordan, coming to John to be baptized by him. ¹⁴ But John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I have the need to be baptized by You, and yet You are coming to me?” ¹⁵ But Jesus, answering, said to him, “Allow it at this time; for in this way it is fitting for us ^(C)to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he *allowed Him. ¹⁶ After He was baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened, and ^[a](D)he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove and ^[b]settling on Him, ¹⁷ and behold, a voice from the heavens said, “^(E)This is ^[c]My beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”

Jesus Is Baptized

^21 (A)Now when all the people were baptized, Jesus also was baptized, and while He was ^(B)praying, heaven was opened, ²² and the Holy Spirit descended upon Him in bodily form like a dove, and a voice came from heaven: “^(C)You are My beloved Son, in You I am well pleased.”

²⁹ The next day he *saw Jesus coming to him, and *said, “Behold, ^(A)the Lamb of God who ^(B)takes away the sin of the world! ³⁰ This is He in behalf of whom I said, ‘^(C)After me is coming a Man who has proved to be ^[a]my superior, ^(D)because He existed before me.’ ³¹ And I did not recognize ^[b]Him, but so that He would be revealed to Israel, I came baptizing ^[c]in water.” ³² And John ^(E)testified, saying, “^(F)I have seen the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven, and He remained upon Him. ³³ And I did not recognize ^[d]Him, but He who sent me to baptize ^[e]in water said to me, ‘He upon whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining upon Him, ^(G)this is the One who baptizes ^[f]in the Holy Spirit.’ ³⁴ And I myself have seen, and have testified that this is ^(H)the ^[g]Son of God.”