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Nowδὲit happened,Ἐγένετοwhenἐν τῷallἅπανταthe peopleτὸν λαὸνwere being immersed,βαπτισθῆναιandκαὶJesus tooἸησοῦhad been immersedβαπτισθέντοςandκαὶwas praying,προσευχομένουthatheavenτὸν οὐρανὸνwas opened,ἀνεῳχθῆναι
Luke 3:21
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With the Greek beneath
Luke 3:21, word by word
- it happenedἘγένετοEgeneto
happen
For an event to occur, for something to take place in history.
Where else “Egeneto” appears- allἅπανταhapanta
all
All, every one without exception.
Where else “hapanta” appears- the peopleλαὸνlaon
crowd
The crowd gathered to listen.
Where else “laon” appears- were being immersedβαπτισθῆναιbaptisthēnai
immerse
To put someone into water; "baptize" comes from it.
Where else “baptisthēnai” appears- Jesus tooἸησοῦIēsou
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsou” appears- was prayingπροσευχομένουproseuchomenou
pray
Pray: speak with God.
Where else “proseuchomenou” appears- heavenοὐρανὸνouranon
heaven
God's dwelling, above all that is created.
Where else “ouranon” appears- was openedἀνεῳχθῆναιaneōichthēnai
open
Open.
Where else “aneōichthēnai” appears
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Luke 3:21-22
21Now it happened, when all the people were being immersed, and Jesus too had been immersed and was praying, that heaven was opened, 22and the Holy Spirit came down in bodily form, like a dove, upon him, and a voice came from heaven, “You are my beloved Son; in you I am well pleased.”
13Then Jesus comes from Galilee to the Jordan, to John, to be immersed by him. 14But John tried to prevent him, saying, “I need to be immersed by you, and you come to me?” 15But Jesus answered and said to him, “Allow it now, for in this way it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he allows him to do so. 16And after being immersed, Jesus at once went up from the water; and look, the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God coming down like a dove and coming upon him. 17And look, a voice from the heavens said, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
9And it happened in those days that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was immersed in the Jordan by John. 10And at once, as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens being torn open and the Spirit coming down like a dove to him. 11And a voice came from the heavens: “You are my beloved Son; in you I am well pleased.”
The context
20added this also to them all, and locked up John in prison.
21 · This verse (above)
22and the Holy Spirit came down in bodily form, like a dove, upon him, and a voice came from heaven, “You are my beloved Son; in you I am well pleased.”
To study Luke 3 in a group
1. What it says
What does John answer the crowds, the tax collectors and the soldiers when they ask what they should do? (vv. 10-14)
2. What it means
Why does John say it is not enough to claim “We have Abraham as our father”? What does he ask for instead? (vv. 7-9)
3. How I live it
John asked for concrete actions: sharing, being fair, being content. Which one could you practice today at work or at home?