and they were being baptized by him in the Jordan River, as they confessed their sins.

“As for me, I baptize you with water for repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, and I am not fit to remove His sandals; He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

The Baptism of Jesus

Then Jesus *arrived from Galilee at the Jordan, coming to John to be baptized by him.

But John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I have the need to be baptized by You, and yet You are coming to me?”

After He was baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove and settling on Him,