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Jesus Is Baptized by John

21 When all the people were being baptized by John, Jesus also was baptized. While Jesus was praying, heaven opened and 22 the Holy Spirit came down on him. The Spirit was in the form of a dove. Then a voice came from heaven and said, “You are my Son and I love you. I am very pleased with you.”

The Family History of Jesus

23 When Jesus began to teach, he was about 30 years old. People thought that Jesus was Joseph’s son.

Joseph was the son[a] of Heli.

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Footnotes

  1. 3:23 son “Son” in Jewish lists of ancestors can sometimes mean grandson or more distant relative.

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