Baptism of Jesus
Scripture
Matthew 3:13-17
Mark 1:9-11
Luke 3:21-22
Key Differences
Matthew contains far more detail than Mark and
Luke. John the Baptist acknowledges that he should be
baptized by Jesus but instead Jesus came to him.
Jesus says that He must be baptized to fulfill
all righteousness. Jesus did not need to be made
righteous. Baptism did not "save" Him any more than it
saves anyone else. Instead Jesus was baptized as an
example for His followers just as He set examples in the Lord's
Prayer and the celebration of the Last Supper.
Additional Commentary
While the trinity of God is very difficult to
explain or understand, we see it clearly in this passage.
As God the Son comes up out of the water, God the Holy Spirit
descends on Him like a dove. Then God the Father speaks
from heaven. This is the clearest picture of the three
persons of the trinity in the Bible.
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