Focused Passage

Matthew 3:13-17

The Forerunner, the Kingdom, and the Beloved Son

Matthew moves from John's wilderness summons to repentance, to warning against fruitless covenant presumption, to the announcement of the mightier One, and finally to Jesus' baptism and divine identification as the beloved Son.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

13At that time Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John.

14But John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?”

15“Let it be so now,” Jesus replied. “It is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness in this way.” Then John permitted Him.

16As soon as Jesus was baptized, He went up out of the water. Suddenly the heavens were opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and resting on Him.

17And a voice from heaven said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased!”

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References and Original Words

Verse 13

Cross-references

Mark 1:9BSB references Luke 3:21BSB references John 1:29BSB references John 1:32Classic cross-references John 1:15Classic cross-references John 1:33Classic cross-references

Original words

At that timeΤότεG5119Adverb-ὁG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularcameπαραγίνεταιG3854Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularfromἀπὸG575Preposition-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularGalileeΓαλιλαίαςG1056Noun - Genitive Feminine SingulartoἐπὶG1909PrepositiontheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularJordanἸορδάνηνG2446Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular-πρὸςG4314Preposition-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Singular-ἸωάννηνG2491Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter Singularto be baptizedβαπτισθῆναιG907Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passivebyὑπ’G5259Preposition[John]αὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular

Verse 14

Cross-references

Matthew 8:8Classic cross-references 1 Kings 3:9Classic cross-references John 3:3Classic cross-references Acts 1:5Classic cross-references John 13:6Classic cross-references

Original words

-ὁG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularButδὲG1161ConjunctionJohnἸωάννηςG2491Noun - Nominative Masculine Singulartried to preventδιεκώλυενG1254Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularHimαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularsayingλέγωνG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularIἘγὼG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person SingularvvvἔχωG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularneedχρείανG5532Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularto be baptizedβαπτισθῆναιG907Verb - Aorist Infinitive PassivebyὑπὸG5259PrepositionYouσοῦG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction{do} YouσὺG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person SingularcomeἔρχῃG2064Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person SingulartoπρόςG4314PrepositionmeμεG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular

Verse 15

Cross-references

John 4:34Classic cross-references Isaiah 42:21Classic cross-references John 15:10Classic cross-references John 13:15Classic cross-references John 19:30Classic cross-references

Original words

Let [it] be soἌφεςG863Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularnowἄρτιG737Adverb-δὲG1161Conjunction-ὁG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularrepliedἈποκριθεὶςG611Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular. . .εἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .πρὸςG4314Preposition. . .αὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular-γὰρG1063ConjunctionIt isἐστὶνG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularfittingπρέπονG4241Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Singularfor usἡμῖνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Pluralto fulfillπληρῶσαιG4137Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveallπᾶσανG3956Adjective - Accusative Feminine SingularrighteousnessδικαιοσύνηνG1343Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularin this wayοὕτωςG3779AdverbThenτότεG5119Adverb[John] permittedἀφίησινG863Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularHimαὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular

Verse 16

Cross-references

Isaiah 61:1Classic cross-references Matthew 28:19Classic cross-references Isaiah 11:2Classic cross-references Luke 3:21Classic cross-references Mark 1:10Classic cross-references

Original words

As soon asδὲG1161Conjunction. . .εὐθὺςG2112Adverb[Jesus] was baptizedΒαπτισθεὶςG907Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular-ὁG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularHeἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularwent upἀνέβηG305Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularout ofἀπὸG575PrepositiontheτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter SingularwaterὕδατοςG5204Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionSuddenlyἰδοὺG2400Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingulartheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralheavensοὐρανοίG3772Noun - Nominative Masculine Pluralwere openedἠνεῴχθησανG455Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionHe sawεἶδενG3708Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularSpiritΠνεῦμαG4151Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularofτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularGodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine SingulardescendingκαταβαῖνονG2597Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Neuter SingularlikeὡσεὶG5616Adverba doveπεριστερὰνG4058Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionrestingἐρχόμενονG2064Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Singularonἐπ’G1909PrepositionHimαὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular

BSB notes

NA, BYZ, and TR the heavens were opened to Him
Or and he saw; see John 1:32–33.

Verse 17

Cross-references

2 Peter 1:17Classic cross-references Isaiah 42:1Classic cross-references Psalms 2:7Classic cross-references Matthew 17:5Classic cross-references Luke 9:35Classic cross-references

Original words

AndκαὶG2532Conjunction-ἰδοὺG2400Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singulara voiceφωνὴG5456Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularfromἐκG1537Preposition-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralheavenοὐρανῶνG3772Noun - Genitive Masculine PluralsaidλέγουσαG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine SingularThisΟὗτόςG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularisἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-ὁG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularMyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular-ὁG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularbelovedἀγαπητόςG27Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularSonΥἱόςG5207Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionwhomᾧG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Masculine SingularI am well pleasedεὐδόκησαG2106Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular

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