Rachel Workman:
Matthew
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Mark
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Luke
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John
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| 13 Then Jesus went from Galilee to the Jordan River to be baptized by
John. 14 But John tried to talk him out of it. “I am the one who needs
to be baptized by you,” he said, “so why are you coming to me?” This tells
me that John knew who Jesus was before he baptized him. 15 But Jesus said, “It should be done, for we must carry out all that God requires.” So John agreed to baptize him. This ties back in to the gospel of John where he gives the reason for Jesus's baptism. 16 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. 17 And a voice from heaven said, “This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great joy.” |
9 One day Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee, and John baptized him
in the Jordan River. 10 As Jesus came up out of the water, he saw the
heavens splitting apart and the Holy Spirit descending on him[e] like a dove. 11 And a
voice from heaven said, “You are my dearly loved Son, and you bring me great
joy.” |
21 One day when the crowds were being baptized, Jesus himself was
baptized. As he was praying, the heavens opened, 22 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.” |
29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look! The
Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! 30 He is the one I was
talking about when I said, ‘A man is coming after me who is far greater than
I am, for he existed long before me.’ 31 I did not recognize him as the
Messiah, but I have been baptizing with water so that he might be revealed to
Israel.” 32 Then John testified, “I saw the Holy Spirit descending like a dove from heaven and resting upon him. 33 I didn’t know he was the one, but when God sent me to baptize with water, he told me, ‘The one on whom you see the Spirit descend and rest is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’ 34 I saw this happen to Jesus, so I testify that he is the Chosen One of God.” For obvious reason I like John's account here. I will say putting all four of these readings side by side helped me to see the bigger pictures. In the past I've pondered why Jesus was baptized and I've pondered why he said it must be done. But John tells us here that it was because God had revealed to John the Baptist that he would know Jesus was the Messiah by this very act "I didn’t know he was the one, but when God sent me to baptize with water, he told me, ‘The one on whom you see the Spirit descend and rest is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’" This was John's sign. |
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John Burnett: Matthew 3:13-17
The Baptism of Jesus
13 Then
Jesus *arrived from Galilee at the Jordan coming to John, to be baptized
by him. 14 But John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I have need
to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?” 15 But Jesus
answering said to him, “Permit it at this time; for in this way it is
fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he *permitted Him. 16 After
being baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the
heavens were opened, and [a]he saw the Spirit of God
descending as a dove and [b]lighting on Him, 17 and
behold, a voice out of the heavens said, “This is [c]My beloved Son, in whom I am
well-pleased.” Jesus was baptized to be an example in obedience.
Water baptism is symbolic expression of the spiritual baptism that takes
place when we repent and put our trust in Jesus. To me, the most amazing
promise of the gospel is how God views us after we repent and believe. At
that very moment, we are justified in His eyes, are given the Holy Spirit, and
imputed Christ Righteousness. When He looks at me, even though I sin on a
regular basis, he sees His Beloved Son, in whom He is well pleased. We
are adopted sons and daughters but He sees Christ Righteousness when he looks
at us.
Mark 1:9-11
The Baptism of Jesus
9 In
those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the
Jordan. 10 Immediately coming up out of the water, He saw the
heavens [a]opening, and the Spirit like
a dove descending upon Him; 11 and a voice came out of the
heavens: “You are My beloved Son, in You I am well-pleased.”
Luke 3:21-22
Jesus Is Baptized
21 Now
when all the people were baptized, Jesus was also baptized, and while He was
praying, heaven was opened, 22 and the Holy Spirit descended
upon Him in bodily form like a dove, and a voice came out of heaven, “You are
My beloved Son, in You I am well-pleased.”
John 1:29-51
29 The
next day he *saw Jesus coming to him and *said, “Behold, the Lamb of God who
takes away the sin of the world! 30 This is He on behalf of
whom I said, ‘After me comes a Man who [a]has a higher rank than I,
for He existed before me.’ 31 I did not recognize [b]Him, but so that He might be
manifested to Israel, I came baptizing [c]in water.” 32 John
testified saying, “I have seen the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven,
and He remained upon Him. 33 I did not recognize [d]Him, but He who sent me to
baptize [e]in water said to me, ‘He
upon whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining upon Him, this is the One
who baptizes [f]in the Holy Spirit.’ 34 I
myself have seen, and have testified that this is the Son of God.”
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Krista Cook: - More of God's plans
being carried out through Jesus - His "dearly loved Son, who brings Him
great joy". And I am so thankful for all He has done so that we,
too, may have joy.
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Mike Grimm: Matthew 3:13-17
The Baptism of Jesus
13 Then Jesus went from
Galilee to the Jordan River to be baptized by John. 14 But John
tried to talk him out of it. “I am the one who needs to be baptized by you,” he
said, “so why are you coming to me?”
15 But Jesus said, “It should
be done, for we must carry out all that God requires.” So John agreed to
baptize him.
16 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. 17 And
a voice from heaven said, “This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great
joy.”
Matthew
is showing that the King was here empowered by the Holy Spirit to deal with
what was fundamentally wrong in the kingdom and to set it right. Jesus has the
will to do it; and He now has the power.
What
makes the passage significant, and often difficult to interpret, are the three
quotations in it. The first is John’s uneasiness about baptizing Jesus, the
second is Jesus’ explanation of why they should do this, and the third is the
voice from heaven confirming the person and work of Jesus.
Mark 1:9-11
The Baptism and Temptation of Jesus
9 One day Jesus came from
Nazareth in Galilee, and John baptized him in the Jordan River. 10 As
Jesus came up out of the water, he saw the heavens splitting apart and the Holy
Spirit descending on him like a dove. 11 And a voice
from heaven said, “You are my dearly loved Son, and you bring me great joy.”
This
is the first Christian baptism; it is paradigmatic for our own baptism. Jesus
is immersed in water, the Spirit is poured out on him, and the Father declares
his relationship with Jesus as he delights in him.
That
is our baptism, too! When we are baptized, we too experience the pouring out of
the Spirit–we, too, are anointed. When we are baptized, God says over us, “This
is my child.” When we are baptized, God delights in us and rejoices over
us. Baptism is a serious act but a moment of celebration as well.
Luke 3:21-22
The Baptism of Jesus
21 One day when the crowds
were being baptized, Jesus himself was baptized. As he was praying, the heavens
opened, 22 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.”
Baptism was an appendage to the Gospel: and
therefore it began at the same time with the preaching of the Gospel. When
Christ was preparing to preach the Gospel, he was introduced by Baptism into
his office; and at the same time was endued with the Holy Spirit. When John
beholds the Holy Spirit descending upon Christ, it is to remind him, that
nothing carnal or earthly must be expected in Christ, but that he comes as a
godlike man, 297
“Un homme rempli de Dieu;” — “a man filled with God.” descended from heaven, in whom the power of
the Holy Spirit reigns.
John 1:29-34
Jesus, the Lamb of God
29 The next day John saw
Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin
of the world! 30 He is the one I was talking about when I said,
‘A man is coming after me who is far greater than I am, for he existed long
before me.’ 31 I did not recognize him as the Messiah, but I
have been baptizing with water so that he might be revealed to Israel.”
32 Then John testified, “I
saw the Holy Spirit descending like a dove from heaven and resting upon him. 33 I
didn’t know he was the one, but when God sent me to baptize with water, he told
me, ‘The one on whom you see the Spirit descend and rest is the one who will
baptize with the Holy Spirit.’ 34 I saw this happen to Jesus,
so I testify that he is the Chosen One of God.”
John
clearly knew that Jesus was this coming one, the one greater than he. The
Gospel of John tells us that John the Baptist was told that the one on whom the
Spirit would descend would be the one who would baptize people with the Holy
Spirit--He would be the Son of God; He would be the Lamb of God that takes away
the sins of the world.
In his baptism for us, Jesus embodies from both
sides the promised relationship of love between God and his people. As God, he
represents God to us. As human, he represents humanity to God. And this
relationship that God has created between himself and humanity in the person
Jesus Christ is the fulfillment of everything God promised to Israel, to the
House of David, and through Israel to all of the world. In Christ, God has
demonstrated in person his utter faithfulness to his covenant of love and
redemption. God saves us because he loves us and wants us saved, and he did it
in Jesus Christ.
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