Matthew 3:15 — Meaning and Application

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“And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer {it to be so} now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.”

Matthew 3:15

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Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.

But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?

And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer {it to be so} now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.

And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:

And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

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Matthew 3:1

"In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,"

Matthew 3:2

"And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."

Matthew 3:3

"For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight."

Matthew 3:4

"And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey."

Matthew 3:5

"Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan,"

Matthew 3:6

"And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins."

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