Now when all the people were baptized, Jesus also had been baptized, and was praying. The sky was opened,
Parallel translations
- KJV Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,
- BSB When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as He was praying, heaven was opened,
- NKJV When all the people were baptized, it came to pass that Jesus also was baptized; and while He prayed, the heaven was opened.
- NASB Now when all the people were baptized, Jesus also was baptized, and while He was praying, heaven was opened,
- NLT One day when the crowds were being baptized, Jesus himself was baptized. As he was praying, the heavens opened,
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Cross-references · 8
- John 1:32–34John testified, saying, “I have seen the Spirit descending like a dove out of heaven, and it remained on him.
- Matt 3:13–17Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him.
- John 12:27–28“Now my soul is troubled. What shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this time?’ But for this cause I came to this time.
- Luke 5:16But he withdrew himself into the desert, and prayed.
- Mark 1:9–11In those days, Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized by John in the Jordan.
- Matt 14:23After he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into the mountain by himself to pray. When evening had come, he was there alone.
- Luke 9:28–29About eight days after these sayings, he took with him Peter, John, and James, and went up onto the mountain to pray.
- Luke 9:18As he was praying alone, the disciples were with him, and he asked them, “Who do the multitudes say that I am?”
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