Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But John forbad him, saying, "I ought to be baptised of thee, and comest thou 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?
Goodspeed New Testament
But John dissuaded him, and said, "I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to 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?
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 came Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptised of him. 14 But John forbad him, saying, "I ought to be baptised of thee, and comest thou to me?" 15 Jesus answered and said to him, "Let it be so now, for thus it becometh us to fulfill all righteousness." Then he suffered him.
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Cross References
Luke 1:43
And whence happeneth this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
John 1:16
And of his fullness have all we received, even grace for grace.
John 3:3-7
Jesus answered, and said unto him, "Verily, verily I say unto thee: except a man be born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God."
John 13:6-8
Then came he to Simon Peter. And Peter said to him, "Lord shalt thou wash my feet?"
Acts 1:5-8
For John baptised with water but ye shall be baptised with the holy ghost, and that within this few days."
Romans 3:23
There is no difference: For all have sinned, and lack the praise that is of valour before God:
Romans 3:25
- whom God hath set forth for a mercy seat through faith in his blood, to show the righteousness which before him is of valour, in that he forgiveth the sins that are passed,
Galatians 3:22
But the scripture concluded all things under sin, that the promise by the faith of Jesus Christ should be given unto them that believe.
Galatians 3:27-29
For all ye that are baptised, have put on Christ.
Galatians 4:6
Because ye are sons, God hath sent the spirit of his son into our hearts, which crieth "Abba, father."
Ephesians 2:3-5
among which we also had our conversation in time past, in the lusts of our flesh, and fulfilled the will of the flesh, and of the mind: and were naturally the children of wrath, even as well as others.
Revelation 7:9-17
After this I beheld, and lo a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and people, and tongues, stood before the seat, and before the lamb, clothed with long white garments, and palms in their hands,