²¹^*Now when all the people were baptized, ^bit came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and ^cpraying, the heaven was opened, ²²And 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.

²³^*And Jesus himself began to be about ^dthirty years of age, being (as was supposed) ^ethe son of Joseph, ^fwhich was the son of Heli,

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bVer. 21, 22, Matt. 3:13–17. Mark 1:9–11.
cch. 9:28, 29. See ch. 6:12.
dSee Num. 4:3.
ech. 4:22. John 6:42.
fComp. Matt. 1:13–16.

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*A. D. 27.
*A. D. 26.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Now when all the people were baptized, and when Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the heavens were 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.”

Jesus, when he began his ministry, was about thirty years of age, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,

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,