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

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 3:16 Or He
  2. Matthew 3:16 Lit coming upon Him

Preaching of John the Baptist

The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, (A)the Son of God,

(B)just as it is written in Isaiah the prophet:

(C)Behold, I am sending My messenger [a]before You,
Who will prepare Your way;
(D)The voice of one calling [b]out in the wilderness,
Prepare the way of the Lord,
Make His paths straight!’”

John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, [c](E)preaching a baptism of repentance for the (F)forgiveness of sins.

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 1:2 Lit before your face
  2. Mark 1:3 Or out, Prepare in the wilderness the way
  3. Mark 1:4 Or proclaiming

The Baptism of Jesus

(A)In those days Jesus (B)came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.

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Jesus Is Baptized

21 (A)Now when all the people were baptized, Jesus also was baptized, and while He was (B)praying, heaven was opened,

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