Matthew 3:16-17
King James Version
16 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:
17 And lo a voice from heaven,
saying,
This is my beloved Son,
in whom I am well pleased.
Here's a record of those days John the Baptist's identity was being questioned.
These verses also tell us of how John was preparing the way for the LORD, and announced who the LORD was.
These verses also speak of the day JESUS was baptized with water, by His cousin, John the Baptist.
John 1:15-40
King James Version
15 John bare witness of him,
and cried, saying,
This was he of whom I spake,
He that cometh after me is preferred before me:
for he was before me.
16 And of his fulness have all we received,
and grace for grace.
17 For the law was given by Moses,
but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
18 No man hath seen God at any time,
the only begotten Son,
which is in the bosom of the Father,
he hath declared him.
19 And this is the record of John,
when the Jews sent priests and Levites
from Jerusalem to ask him,
Who art thou?
20 And he confessed, and denied not;
but confessed, I am not the Christ.
21 And they asked him,
What then? Art thou Elias?
And he saith, I am not.
Art thou that prophet?
And he answered, No.
22 Then said they unto him,
Who art thou?
that we may give an answer to them that sent us.
What sayest thou of thyself?
23 He said,
I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness,
Make straight the way of the Lord,
as said the prophet Esaias.
24 And they which were sent were of the Pharisees.
25 And they asked him, and said unto him,
Why baptizest thou then,
if thou be not that Christ,
nor Elias,
neither that prophet?
26 John answered them,
saying,
I baptize with water:
but there standeth one among you,
whom ye know not;
27 He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me,
whose shoe's latchet I am not worthy to unloose.
28 These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan,
where John was baptizing.
29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him,
and saith,
Behold the Lamb of God,
which taketh away the sin of the world.
30 This is he of whom I said,
After me cometh a man which is preferred before me:
for he was before me.
31 And I knew him not:
but that he should be made manifest to Israel,
therefore am I come baptizing with water.
32 And John bare record,
saying,
I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove,
and it abode upon him.
33 And I knew him not:
but he that sent me to baptize with water,
the same said unto me,
Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending,
and remaining on him,
the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.
34 And I saw,
and bare record that this is the Son of God.
35 Again the next day after John stood,
and two of his disciples;
36 And looking upon Jesus as he walked,
he saith, Behold the Lamb of God!
37 And the two disciples heard him speak,
and they followed Jesus.
38 Then Jesus turned,
and saw them following,
and saith unto them,
What seek ye?
They said unto him,
Rabbi,
(which is to say, being interpreted, Master,)
where dwellest thou?
39 He saith unto them,
Come and see.
They came and saw where he dwelt,
and abode with him that day:
for it was about the tenth hour.
40 One of the two which heard John speak,
and followed him,
was Andrew,
Simon Peter's brother.
The next post tells us of John the Baptist's mission, and warnings.
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