16 After being 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]lighting on Him,

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

16 As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened,(A) and he saw the Spirit of God(B) descending like a dove and alighting on him.

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Preaching of John the Baptist

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

(B)As it is written in Isaiah the prophet:

(C)Behold, I send My messenger [a]ahead of You,
Who will prepare Your way;
(D)The voice of one crying in the wilderness,
Make ready the way of the Lord,
Make His paths straight.’”

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

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  1. Mark 1:2 Lit before your face
  2. Mark 1:4 Or proclaiming

John the Baptist Prepares the Way(A)

The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah,[a] the Son of God,[b](B) as it is written in Isaiah the prophet:

“I will send my messenger ahead of you,
    who will prepare your way”[c](C)
“a voice of one calling in the wilderness,
‘Prepare the way for the Lord,
    make straight paths for him.’”[d](D)

And so John the Baptist(E) appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance(F) for the forgiveness of sins.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 1:1 Or Jesus Christ. Messiah (Hebrew) and Christ (Greek) both mean Anointed One.
  2. Mark 1:1 Some manuscripts do not have the Son of God.
  3. Mark 1:2 Mal. 3:1
  4. Mark 1:3 Isaiah 40:3

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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The Baptism and Testing of Jesus(A)(B)

At that time Jesus came from Nazareth(C) in Galilee and was baptized by John(D) in the Jordan.

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Jesus Is Baptized

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

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The Baptism and Genealogy of Jesus(A)(B)

21 When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as he was praying,(C) heaven was opened

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