American Standard Version
Luke 3:21
21Now it came to pass, when all the people were baptized, that, Jesus also having been baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,
Luke 3:21 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,
- New International Version (NIV)When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as he was praying, heaven was opened
- English Standard Version (ESV)Now when all the people were baptized, and when Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the heavens were opened,
- New King James Version (NKJV)When all the people were baptized, it came to pass that Jesus also was baptized; and while He prayed, the heaven was opened.
Context of Luke 3:21
19but Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother’s wife, and for all the evil things which Herod had done, 20added this also to them all, that he shut up John in prison. Now it came to pass, when all the people were baptized, that, Jesus also having been baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened, 22and the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form, as a dove, upon him, and a voice came out of heaven, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased. 23And Jesus himself, when he beganto teach, was about thirty years of age, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,
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Ἐγένετο δὲ ἐν τῷ βαπτισθῆναι ἅπαντα τὸν λαὸν καὶ Ἰησοῦ βαπτισθέντος καὶ προσευχομένου ἀνεῳχθῆναι τὸν οὐρανὸνRead the interlinear
Cross-references for Luke 3:21
- Matthew 3:13Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.
- Mark 1:9And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in the Jordan.
- John 1:32And John bare witness, saying, I have beheld the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven; and it abode upon him.
- Luke 9:28And it came to pass about eight days after these sayings, that he took with him Peter and John and James, and went up into the mountain to pray.
- John 12:27Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour. But for this cause came I unto this hour.
- Matthew 3:16And 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;
- Mark 1:10And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens rent asunder, and the Spirit as a dove descending upon him:
Commentaries on Luke 3:21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21Jesus - being baptized - See on Matthew 3:16, Matthew 3:17; (note).Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21See the notes at Matthew 3:13-17. “Jesus being baptized;” or, Jesus “having been” baptized. This took place after the baptism, and not “during” its administration, Matthew 3:16. Praying - This circumstance is omitted by the other evangelists; and it shows, 1.That Jesus was in the habit of prayer. 2.That it is proper to offer up special prayer at the administration of the ordinances of religion. 3.That it is possible to pray in the midst of a great…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-22Verses 21-22 Christ did not confess sin, as others did, for he had none to confess; but he prayed, as others did, and kept up communion with his Father. Observe, all the three voices from heaven, by which the Father bare witness to the Son, were pronounced while he was praying, or soon after, Lu 9:35; Joh 12:28. The Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and there came a voice from heaven, from God the Father, from the excellent…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21And as He was praying: Luke shows that Jesus trusted God and depended on him through prayer (5:16; 6:12; 9:18, 28; 11:1; 22:32, 41, 44; 23:34, 46). heaven was opened: This image was a sign of God’s presence (Isaiah 64:1), divine revelation (Ezekiel 1:1; John 1:51), and the end of an age (a major period in God’s plan; Revelation 4:1; 15:5; 19:11).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. when all the people were baptized--that He might not seem to be merely one of the crowd. Thus, as He rode into Jerusalem upon an ass, "whereon yet never man sat" (Lu 19:30), and lay in a sepulchre "wherein was never man yet laid" (Joh 19:41), so in His baptism He would be "separate from sinners."Read the comment
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Commentaries on Luke 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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