KJV King James Version
Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Luke 3:21
Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as He was praying, heaven was opened,
WEB World English Bible
Now it happened, when all the people were baptized, Jesus also had been baptized, and was praying. The sky was opened,
ASV American Standard Version
Now it came to pass, when all the people were baptized, that, Jesus also having been baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And it came to pass, in all the people being baptised, Jesus also being baptised, and praying, the heaven was opened,
Surrounding context — Luke 3
18 And many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the people.
19 But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip’s wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,
20 Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.
21 Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,
22 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.
23 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,
24 Which was [the son] of Matthat, which was [the son] of Levi, which was [the son] of Melchi, which was [the son] of Janna, which was [the son] of Joseph,
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἘγένετοG1096 · ginomaito beδὲG1161 · dethenἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoβαπτισθῆναιG907 · baptizōto baptizeἅπανταG537 · hapasallτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoλαὸνG2992 · laosa peopleκαὶG2532 · kaiandἸησοῦG2424 · IēsousJesusβαπτισθέντοςG907 · baptizōto baptizeκαὶG2532 · kaiandπροσευχομένουG4336 · proseuchomaito prayἀνεῳχθῆναιG455 · anoigōto openτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoοὐρανὸνG3772 · ouranosheaven
Cross-references
John 1:32-34And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.Matthew 3:13-17Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.John 12:27-28Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour.Mark 1:9-11And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan.Luke 5:16And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.Matthew 14:23And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone.Luke 9:28-29And it came to pass about an eight days after these sayings, he took Peter and John and James, and went up into a mountain to pray.Luke 9:18And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Whom say the people that I am?
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