⁴And so John the Baptist^d appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance^e for the forgiveness of sins.^f ⁵The whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem went out to him. Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River. ⁶John wore clothing made of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist,^g and he ate locusts^h and wild honey. ⁷And this was his message: “After me comes the one more powerful than I, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.ⁱ ⁸I baptize you with^e water, but he will baptize you with^f the Holy Spirit.”^j

The Baptism and Testing of Jesus

1:9–11pp—Mt 3:13–17; Lk 3:21,22 1:12,13pp—Mt 4:1–11; Lk 4:1–13

⁹At that time Jesus came from Nazareth^k in Galilee and was baptized by John^l in the Jordan. ¹⁰Just as Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw heaven being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove.^m ¹¹And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son,ⁿ whom I love; with you I am well pleased.”^o

¹²At once the Spirit sent him out into the wilderness, ¹³and he was in the wilderness forty days,^p being tempted^g by Satan.^q He was with the wild animals, and angels attended him.

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Footnotes

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gThe Greek for tempted can also mean tested.

Cross references

dSee Mt 3:1
ever 8; Jn 1:26, 33; Ac 1:5, 22; 11:16; 13:24; 18:25; 19:3, 4
f Lk 1:77
g 2 Ki 1:8
h Lev 11:22
i Ac 13:25
j Isa 44:3; Joel 2:28; Jn 1:33; Ac 1:5; 2:4; 11:16; 19:4–6
kSee Mt 2:23
lSee Mt 3:1
m Jn 1:32
nSee Mt 3:17
oSee Mt 3:17
p Ex 24:18; 1 Ki 19:8
qSee Mt 4:10; Heb 4:15