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ThenΤότεJesusὁ ἸησοῦςcomesπαραγίνεταιfromἀπὸGalileeτῆς Γαλιλαίαςtoἐπὶthe Jordan,τὸν ἸορδάνηνtoπρὸςJohn,τὸν Ἰωάννηνto be immersedτοῦ βαπτισθῆναιbyὑπ’him.αὐτοῦ
Matthew 3:13
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Matthew 3:13, word by word
- ThenΤότεTote
then
Then, at that time.
Where else “Tote” appears- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous
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 “Iēsous” appears- comesπαραγίνεταιparaginetai
arrive, come
Arrive, come, be present.
Where else “paraginetai” appears- GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaias
Galilee
See it on the mapWhere else “Galilaias” appears- the JordanἸορδάνηνIordanēn
Jordan
See it on the mapWhere else “Iordanēn” appears- JohnἸωάννηνIōannēn
John
John. In the Gospels, John the Immerser (the Baptist) or John son of Zebedee, one of the Twelve.
Where else “Iōannēn” appears- to be immersedβαπτισθῆναιbaptisthēnai
immerse
To put someone into water; "baptize" comes from it.
Where else “baptisthēnai” appears
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Matthew 3:13-17
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.”
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.”
Places in this verse
1Galilee
Today: northern Israel, around the Sea of Galilee
The northern region of Israel, around the Sea of Galilee.
Most of Jesus' ministry took place there; he taught, healed and called his disciples (Matt 4:23; Mark 1:14).
2Jordan
Today: Jordan River: Israel, West Bank, Jordan, Dead Sea
Israel's main river; it flows from Mount Hermon in the north, through the Sea of Galilee, to the Dead Sea.
Israel crossed it on dry ground to enter the promised land (Josh 3:17). Naaman was healed in it (2 Kgs 5:14), and Jesus was immersed in it (Matt 3:13).
The context
12His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor and gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire.”
13 · This verse (above)
14But John tried to prevent him, saying, “I need to be immersed by you, and you come to me?”
To study Matthew 3 in a group
1. What it says
What voice was heard from the heavens when Jesus came up out of the water (v. 17)?
2. What it means
Why did John tell the Pharisees to bear fruit worthy of a change of mind, and not rely on Abraham (vv. 8–9)?
3. How I live it
Jesus came to John to be immersed, even though John tried to prevent him (vv. 13–15). What does this teach you about humility in approaching others?