Luke 3:21
When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as He was praying, heaven was opened,
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ASV
Now it came to pass, when all the people were baptized, that, Jesus also having been baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,
KJV
Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,
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Commentary
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16 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ἐγένετο | Egeneto | It came to pass | G1096 → |
| δὲ | de | now | G1161 → |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 → |
| τῷ | tō | <the> | G3588 → |
| βαπτισθῆναι | baptisthēnai | baptizing | G907 → |
| ἅπαντα | hapanta | all | G537 → |
| τὸν | ton | the | G3588 → |
| λαὸν | laon | people | G2992 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| Ἰησοῦ | Iēsou | when Jesus | G2424 → |
| βαπτισθέντος | baptisthentos | having been baptized | G907 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| προσευχομένου | proseuchomenou | having prayed | G4336 → |
| ἀνεῳχθῆναι | aneōchthēnai | [was] opening | G455 → |
| τὸν | ton | the | G3588 → |
| οὐρανὸν | ouranon | heaven | G3772 → |
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