Matthew 3:16
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3:16After27 Jesus was baptized, just as he was coming up out of the water, the28 heavens29 opened30 and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove31 and coming on him.
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- 27 Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
- 28 Grk “behold the heavens.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis ( 1).
- 29 Or “sky.” The Greek word οὐρανός (ouranos) may be translated “sky” or “heaven,” depending on the context. The same word is used in v. 17.
- 30 αὐτῷ (autō, “to/before him”) is found in the majority of witnesses (א1 C Ds L W 0233 f1, 13 33 𝔐 lat), perhaps added as a point of clarification or emphasis. includes the word in brackets, indicating doubts as to its authenticity.
- 31 The phrase like a dove is a descriptive comparison. The Spirit is not a dove, but descended like one in some sort of bodily representation.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him;
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
When Jesus was baptized, he went up immediately from the water. The heavens suddenly opened for him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming down on him.
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NLTNew Living Translation
After his baptism, as Jesus came up out of the water, the heavens were opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and settling on him.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Now after he was baptized, Jesus immediately went up from the water, and behold, the heavens opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove coming upon him.
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KJV 1900King James Version
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:
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