¹⁶ So Jesus was baptized. And as soon as he came out of the water, the sky opened, and he saw the Spirit of God coming down on him like a dove.

The Baptism of Jesus

(Matthew 3.13-17; Luke 3.21,22)

⁹ About that time Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee, and John baptized him in the Jordan River.

The Baptism of Jesus

(Matthew 3.13-17; Mark 1.9-11)

²¹ While everyone else was being baptized, Jesus himself was baptized. Then as he prayed, the sky opened up,

Jesus Returns to Heaven

(Luke 24.50-53; Acts 1.9-11)

^19 (A) After the Lord Jesus had said these things to the disciples, he was taken back up to heaven where he sat down at the right side^[a] of God.

⁵¹ As he was doing this, he left and was taken up to heaven.^[a]