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Matthew 3:13-17

13ThenΤότεToteG5119JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424arrivedπαραγίνεταιparaginetaiG3854from GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056at the JordanἸορδάνηνIordanēnG2446, comingto JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491to be baptizedβαπτισθῆναιbaptisthēnaiG907by him.
14But JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491tried to preventδιεκώλυενdiekōluenG1254Him, sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “I haveἔχωechōG2192theneedχρείανchreianG5532to be baptizedβαπτισθῆναι,baptisthēnaiG907by You, and yetYou are comingἔρχῃerchēG2064to me?”
15But JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,answeringἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611,saidG3004to him,“AllowἄφεςaphesG863itat thisG737timeG737;for in thisG3779wayG3779it is fittingπρέπονpreponG4241for usto fulfillπληρῶσαιplērōsaiG4137allπᾶσανpasanG3956righteousnessδικαιοσύνην.dikaiosunēnG1343.”ThenτότεtoteG5119he allowedἀφίησινaphiēsinG863Him.
16After He was baptizedΒαπτισθεὶςBaptistheisG907,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424cameG305upG305immediatelyG2117from the waterὕδατος.hudatosG5204;and beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,the heavensοὐρανοί,ouranoiG3772were openedἠνεῴχθησανēneōchthēsanG455, andhe sawG3708the SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of GodθεοῦtheouG2316descendingκαταβαῖνονkatabainonG2597as a doveπεριστερὰνperisteranG4058andsettlingἐρχόμενονerchomenonG2064on Him,
17and beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,a voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456from the heavensοὐρανῶνouranōnG3772saidλέγουσα·legousaG3004, “ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778isMy belovedἀγαπητὸςagapētosG27SonυἱόςhuiosG5207,with whomᾧhōG3739I amG2106wellεὐδόκησα.¶eudokēsaG2106pleasedG2106.”
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