Jesus' Baptism

18	JESUS is BAPTIZED
Matt 3		Mark 1		Luke 3
		9	<And it happened>	21	<Now it happened>
					when all the people
13	Then Jesus <went>		in those days Jesus came
	from Galilee		from Nazareth of Galilee
	to the Jordan* to John,		and was baptized* by John		were baptized,
	to be baptized* by him.		in the Jordan.*
14	John would have prevented him,
	saying,
	"I need to be baptized by you,
	and do you come to me?"
15	But Jesus answered him,
	"Let it be so now;
	for thus it is fitting for us
	to fulfill all righteousness."
	Then he consented.
16	And when	10	And when		and when
	Jesus was baptized,				Jesus also had been baptized
					and was praying,
	he went up immediately *		he came up
	from the water,		out of the water,
	and behold,		immediately* he saw*
	the heavens were opened		the heavens <split>		the heaven was opened,
	and he saw* [the] Spirit of God		and the Spirit	22	and the Holy Spirit
	descending like a dove,		descending upon him		descended upon him
	and alighting on him;		like a dove;		in bodily form, as a dove,
17	and lo, a voice	11	and a voice came		and a voice came
	from <the heavens,>		from <the heavens,>		from heaven,
	saying,
	"This is my beloved Son,		"Thou art my beloved Son;		"Thou art my beloved Son;
	with whom I am well pleased."		with thee I am well pleased."		with thee I am well pleased."

Color Code
Blue	Three texts use same vocabulary.
Teal	Two texts use same vocabulary.
Black	Words unique to a particular text.
	No parallel text in this gospel.
*	Same wording, different order.
[the]	RSV wording; not in Greek text.
<And>	RSV wording altered to reflect Greek
18	Sequence in synoptic outlines

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