¹⁶ And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, ^(A)the heavens were opened to him,^[a] and he ^(B)saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him;

²¹ Now when all the people were baptized, and when ^(A)Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, ^(B)the heavens were opened, ²² and ^(C)the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form, like a dove; and ^(D)a voice came from heaven, ^(E)“You are my beloved Son;^[a] with you I am well pleased.”^[b]

¹⁰ And when he came up out of the water, immediately he ^(A)saw ^(B)the heavens being torn open ^(C)and the Spirit descending on him like a dove.

³¹ I myself did not know him, but ^(A)for this purpose I came baptizing with water, that he might be revealed to Israel.” ³² And John ^(B)bore witness: ^(C)“I saw the Spirit descend from heaven like a dove, and ^(D)it remained on him. ³³ I myself did not know him, but ^(E)he who sent me to baptize ^(F)with water said to me, ‘He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain, ^(G)this is he who baptizes ^(H)with the Holy Spirit.’ ³⁴ And I have seen and have borne witness that this is the Son^[a] of God.”

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⁵⁶ And he said, “Behold, I see ^(A)the heavens opened, and ^(B)the Son of Man standing ^(C)at the right hand of God.”

¹⁸ And ^(A)he is the head of the body, the church. He is ^(B)the beginning, ^(C)the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent. ¹⁹ For ^(D)in him all the ^(E)fullness of God was pleased to dwell,