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20 Herod responded by throwing John into prison.

21 But before John’s imprisonment, when he was still preaching and ritually cleansing through baptism[a] the people in the Jordan River, Jesus also came to him to be baptized. As Jesus prayed, the heavens opened, 22 and the Holy Spirit came upon Him in a physical manifestation that resembled a dove. A voice echoed out from heaven.

Voice from Heaven: You are My Son,[b] the Son I love, and in You I take great pleasure.

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Footnotes

  1. 3:21 Literally, immersing, to show repentance
  2. 3:22 Psalm 2:7

20 Herod added this to them all: He locked John up in prison.(A)

The Baptism and Genealogy of Jesus(B)(C)

21 When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as he was praying,(D) heaven was opened 22 and the Holy Spirit descended on him(E) in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son,(F) whom I love; with you I am well pleased.”(G)

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