4 Baptism Passages in Parallel
Matthew 3:13-17
Then Jesus came from
Galilee to the Jordan to John,
to be baptized by him. John
would have prevented him,
saying, "I need to be
baptized by you, and do you
come to me?" But Jesus
answered him, "Let it be so
now, for thus it is fitting for
us to fulfill all
righteousness." Then he
consented.
And when Jesus was
baptized, immediately he
went up from the water, and
behold, the heavens were
opened to him, and he saw
the Spirit of God descending
like a dove and coming to
rest on him; and behold, a
voice from heaven said,
"This is my beloved Son,
with whom I am well
pleased."
Mark 1:9-11 Luke 3:21-22 John 1:29-37
The next day he saw Jesus
coming toward him, and said,
"Behold, the Lamb of God,
who takes away the sin of the
world! This is he of whom I
said, 'After me comes a man
who ranks before me, because
he was before me.' I myself
did not know him, but for this
purpose I came baptizing with
water, that he might be
revealed to Israel."
In those days Jesus came And John bore witness: "I saw
from Nazareth of Galilee the Spirit descend from
and was baptized by John heaven like a dove, and it
in the Jordan. remained on him. I myself did
not know him, but he who
sent me to baptize with water
said to me, 'He on whom you
see the Spirit descend and
remain, this is he who
baptizes with the Holy Spirit.'
And I have seen and have
Now when all the people borne witness that this is the
were baptized, and when Son of God." The next day
Jesus also had been baptized again John was standing with
And when he came up out and was praying, the two of his disciples, and he
of the water, immediately heavens were opened, and looked at Jesus as he walked
he saw the heavens being the Holy Spirit descended on by and said, "Behold, the
torn open and the Spirit him in bodily form, like a Lamb of God!" The two
descending on him like a dove; and a voice came from disciples heard him say this,
dove. heaven, "You are my and they followed Jesus.
And a voice came from beloved Son; with you I am
heaven, "You are my well pleased."
beloved Son; with you I
am well pleased."