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Luke 3:21–23

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21Now when all the people were baptized, and when cJesus also had been baptized and was praying, dthe heavens were opened, 22and ethe Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form, like a dove; and fa voice came from heaven, g“You are my beloved Son;3 with you I am well pleased.”4

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23Jesus, hwhen he began his ministry, was about ithirty years of age, being jthe son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,

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Footnotes

  1. 3Or my Son, my (or the) Beloved
  2. 4Some manuscripts beloved Son; today I have begotten you

Cross references

  1. cFor ver. 21, 22, see Matt. 3:13–17; Mark 1:9–11; [John 1:32–34]
  2. dActs 7:56
  3. e[ch. 4:18, 21; Acts 10:38]
  4. fJohn 12:28
  5. g[ch. 9:35; Ps. 2:7; Isa. 42:1; Eph. 1:6; Col. 1:13; 2 Pet. 1:17; 1 John 5:9]
  6. hMatt. 4:17; Acts 1:1, 22
  7. i[Num. 4:3]
  8. jch. 4:22; Matt. 13:55; John 1:45; 6:42; For ver. 23–38, [Matt. 1:1–16]

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as he was praying, heaven was opened and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.”

Now Jesus himself was about thirty years old when he began his ministry. He was the son, so it was thought, of Joseph,

the son of Heli,

CSBChristian Standard Bible

When all the people were baptized, Jesus also was baptized. As he was praying, heaven opened, and the Holy Spirit descended on him in a physical appearance like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well-pleased.”

As he began his ministry, Jesus was about thirty years old and was thought to be the

son of Joseph, son of Heli,

NLTNew Living Translation

One day when the crowds were being baptized, Jesus himself was baptized. As he was praying, the heavens opened, and the Holy Spirit, in bodily form, descended on him like a dove. And a voice from heaven said, “You are my dearly loved Son, and you bring me great joy.”

Jesus was about thirty years old when he began his public ministry.

Jesus was known as the son of Joseph.

Joseph was the son of Heli.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Now it happened that when all the people were baptized, Jesus also was baptized, and while he was praying, heaven was opened, and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove, and a voice came from heaven, “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.”

And Jesus, when he began his ministry, was himself about thirty years old, being the son (as it was believed) of Joseph the son of Eli,

KJV 1900King James Version

Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened, And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.

And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,