Matthew 3:16 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 3:16

As soon as Jesus was baptized, He went up out of the water. Suddenly the heavens were opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and resting on Him.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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

KJV

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:

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Commentary

2 voices

Jerome

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (420)

Not by an actual cleaving of the visible element, but to the spiritual eye, as Ezekiel also in the beginning of his book relates that he saw them. It sate on the head of Jesus, that none might suppose the voice of the Father spoken to John, and not to the Lord.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century3 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

The heavens were opened unto him - That is, to John the Baptist - and he, John, saw the Spirit of God - lighting upon him, i.e. Jesus. There has been some controversy about the manner and form in which the Spirit of God rendered itself visible on this occasion.

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Matthew (1856)

We have here the account of our Lord Jesus Christ’s baptism. This was his first step when he entered on his ministry. When the Jewish priests took up their office they were washed with water ( Exodus 29:4 ), and when our great High Priest begins the great work he came into the world to accomplish he is publicly baptized. We should notice firstly in these verses the honour placed upon the sacrament of baptism . An ordinance of which the Lord Jesus himself partook is not to be lightly esteemed.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

"My dove, my undefiled is one," says the Song of Solomon (So 6:9). Again, "Be ye harmless as doves," says Christ Himself (Mt 10:16). This is the same thing, in the form of inoffensiveness towards men.

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Original language & word study

28 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Βαπτισθεὶς	Baptistheis	Having been baptized	G907 →
δὲ	de	now	G1161 →
ὁ	ho	<the>	G3588 →
Ἰησοῦς	Iēsous	Jesus	G2424 →
εὐθὺς	euthus	immediately	G2112 →
ἀνέβη	anebē	went up	G305 →
ἀπὸ	apo	from	G575 →
τοῦ	tou	the	G3588 →
ὕδατος.	hudatos	water.	G5204 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἰδοὺ	idou	behold	G2400 →
ἠνεῴχθησαν	ēneōchthēsan	were opened	G455 →
αὐτῷ	autō	to Him	G846 →
οἱ	hoi	the	G3588 →
οὐρανοί,	ouranoi	heavens,	G3772 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
εἶδεν	eiden	he saw	G1492 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
πνεῦμα	pneuma	Spirit	G4151 →
τοῦ	tou	<the>	G3588 →
θεοῦ	theou	of God	G2316 →
καταβαῖνον	katabainon	descending	G2597 →
ὡσεὶ	hōsei	as	G5616 →
περιστερὰν	peristeran	a dove	G4058 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἐρχόμενον	erchomenon	alighting	G2064 →
ἐπ᾽	ep᾽	upon	G1909 →
αὐτόν.	auton	Him.	G846 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Isaiah 11:2
The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD.
leads to
- Isaiah 61:1
  The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Isaiah 42:1
  “Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- John 16:13
  However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to…
- Ephesians 1:17–18
  that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in your knowledge of Him.
- 2 Timothy 1:7
  For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.
Through
Isaiah 42:1
“Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations.
leads to
- Luke 3:22
  and the Holy Spirit descended on Him in a bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Matthew 12:18–21
  “Here is My Servant, whom I have chosen, My beloved, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will proclaim justice to the nations.
- Isaiah 52:13
  Behold, My Servant will prosper; He will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted.