Matthew 3:14 KJV — MannaFest

Matthew 3:14

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

KJV

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ASV

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

WEB

But John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?”

YLT

but John was forbidding him, saying, `I have need by thee to be baptized--and thou dost come unto me!'

DBT

but John urgently forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptised of thee; and comest thou to me?

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Matthew — The Gospel of the promised King. Five discourses punctuate the narrative; roughly sixty-five Old Testament citations bind the story to the prophets.

Author: Matthew (Levi), a former tax collector called by Jesus
Date: c. AD 50–60

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16 verses on the floor

Matthew 8:8
The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.
1 Kings 3:9
Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?
John 3:3–7
Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
John 13:6–8
Then cometh he to Simon Peter: and Peter saith unto him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet?
Acts 1:5–8
For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.

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John's modesty thinks this an honour too great for him to receive, and he expresses himself to Christ, just as his mother had done to Christ's mother ( Luke i. Whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? John had now obtained a great name, and was universally respected: yet see how humble he is still!

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

It was an instance of Christ's great humility, that he would offer himself to be baptized of John; that he who knew no sin would submit to the baptism of repentance. Note, As soon as ever Christ began to preach, he preached humility, preached it by his example, preached it to all, especially the young ministers.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

Shall the Master come for baptism to the servant--the sinless Saviour to a sinner?" That thus much is in the Baptist's words will be clearly seen if it be observed that he evidently regarded Jesus as Himself needing no purification but rather qualified to impart it to those who did. And do not all his other testimonies to Christ fully bear out this sense of the words?

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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