Parallel Verses
Goodspeed New Testament
But John dissuaded him, and said, "I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?"
New American Standard Bible
But John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I have need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?”
King James Version
But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
Holman Bible
But John tried to stop Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and yet You come to me?”
International Standard Version
But John tried to stop him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and are you coming to me?"
A Conservative Version
But John was preventing him, saying, I have need to be immersed by thee, and thou come to me?
American Standard Version
But John would have hindered him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
Amplified
But John tried to prevent Him [vigorously protesting], saying, “It is I who need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?”
An Understandable Version
But John tried to discourage Him [from being immersed], saying, "I should be immersed by you, and you are coming to me [for immersion]?"
Anderson New Testament
But John forbade him, saying: I have need to be immersed by thee, and comest thou to me?
Bible in Basic English
But John would have kept him back, saying, It is I who have need of baptism from you, and do you come to me?
Common New Testament
But John tried to prevent him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?"
Daniel Mace New Testament
but John opposed him, I have need, said he, to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?
Darby Translation
but John urgently forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptised of thee; and comest thou to me?
Godbey New Testament
And John continued to forbid Him saying, I have need to be baptized by thee, and comest thou unto me?
John Wesley New Testament
But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
Julia Smith Translation
And John hindered him, saying, I have need to be immersed by thee, and dost thou come to me?
King James 2000
But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized by you, and come you to me?
Lexham Expanded Bible
But John tried to prevent him, saying, "{I need} to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?"
Modern King James verseion
But John restrained Him, saying, I have need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But John forbad him, saying, "I ought to be baptised of thee, and comest thou to me?"
Moffatt New Testament
John tried to prevent him; "I need to get baptized by you," he said, "and you come to me!"
Montgomery New Testament
But he tried to prevent him. "It is I," he said, "who need to be baptized by you, and are you coming to me?"
NET Bible
But John tried to prevent him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and yet you come to me?"
New Heart English Bible
But John would have hindered him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and you come to me?"
Noyes New Testament
But John opposed him, saying, I have need to be baptized by thee, and dost thou come to me?
Sawyer New Testament
But, he refused him, saying, I have need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?
The Emphasized Bible
But, he, would have hindered him, saying - I, have, need, by thee, to be immersed, - and dost, thou, come unto me?
Thomas Haweis New Testament
But John earnestly withheld him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
Twentieth Century New Testament
But John tried to prevent him. "It is I," he said, "who need to be baptized by you; why then do you come to me?"
Webster
But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized by thee, and comest thou to me?
Weymouth New Testament
John protested. "It is I," he said, "who have need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?"
Williams New Testament
But John tried to prevent Him, by saying, "I have need to be baptized by you, and you come to me!"
World English Bible
But John would have hindered him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and you come to me?"
Worrell New Testament
but he was hindering Him, saying, "I have need to be immersed by Thee; and dost Thou come to me?"
Worsley New Testament
I have need to be baptized by thee, and comest thou to me?
Youngs Literal Translation
but John was forbidding him, saying, 'I have need by thee to be baptized -- and thou dost come unto me!'
Themes
Baptism » Jesus Christ baptizing with the holy spirit
Baptism » Sanctioned by Christ's submission to it
Holy spirit » Jesus Christ baptizing with the holy spirit
Humble » Examples of Leadership » John the baptist
Humility » Exemplified » John the baptist
Humility » Examples of » John the baptist
Humility of Christ » Exhibited in his » Submitting to ordinances
Jesus Christ » History of » Is immersed by john in the jordan river
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 3:14
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Baptism Of Jesus
13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan, to John, to be baptized by him. 14 But John dissuaded him, and said, "I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?" 15 But Jesus answered, "Let it be so this time, for it is right for us to do everything that God requires." Then John consented.
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Cross References
Luke 1:43
Who am I, To have the mother of my Lord come to me?
John 3:3-7
Jesus answered him, "I tell you, no one can see the Kingdom of God unless he is born over again from above!"
John 13:6-8
So he came to Simon Peter. He said to him, "Master, are you going to wash my feet?"
Acts 1:5-8
"for John baptized people in water, but in a few days you will be baptized in the holy Spirit."
Romans 3:23
For all men sin and come short of the glory of God,
Romans 3:25
For God showed him publicly dying as a sacrifice of reconciliation to be taken advantage of through faith. This was to vindicate his own justice (for in his forbearance, God passed over men's former sins)??26 to vindicate his justice at the present time, and show that he is upright himself, and that he makes those who have faith in Jesus upright also.
Galatians 3:22
But the Scripture describes all mankind as the prisoners of sin, so that the promised blessing might on the ground of faith in Jesus Christ be given to those who have faith.
Galatians 3:27-29
For all of you who have been baptized into union with Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.
Galatians 4:6
And because you are sons, God has sent into our hearts the spirit of his Son, with the cry, "Abba!" that is, Father.
Ephesians 2:3-5
We all lived among them once, indulging our physical cravings and obeying the impulses of our lower nature and its thoughts, and by nature we were doomed to God's wrath like other men.
Revelation 7:9-17
After that I saw a great crowd which no one could count from every nation, tribe, people, and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, wearing white robes, with palm branches in their hands,