Matthew 3:14
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Matthew 3:14 is the fourteenth verse of the third chapter of the Gospel of Matthew
in the New Testament
. Jesus
has come to John the Baptist
to be baptized, but in this verse John balks at doing so.
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads:
The World English Bible
translates the passage as:
For a collection of other versions see BibRef Matthew 3:14
Gundry notes that this section does not appear in Luke or Mark and concludes that it is thus likely original to Matthew. In the environment the author of Matthew is presumed to have been writing in there would still have been many followers of John the Baptist who felt he was equal or superior to Jesus. Matthew is thus very careful to specify the relationship between the two. Albright and Mann state that this verse and the next are often seen as an embarrassed attempt to justify the messiah being baptized by a mere mortal.
The verse does not specify why exactly John believes he is the one to be baptized. Based on Matthew 3:11
most scholars feel it is mainly an issue of precedence. However according to Hill the Gospel of the Nazarenes adds a clarification to this section stating that it was because of Jesus' sinlessness that John felt he was the one who should be baptized. In John the order of events is different, and the Baptist only recognizes Jesus' nature after the baptism.
Gospel of Matthew
The Gospel According to Matthew is one of the four canonical gospels, one of the three synoptic gospels, and the first book of the New Testament. It tells of the life, ministry, death, and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth...
in the New Testament
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. Jesus
Jesus
Jesus of Nazareth , commonly referred to as Jesus Christ or simply as Jesus or Christ, is the central figure of Christianity...
has come to John the Baptist
John the Baptist
John the Baptist was an itinerant preacher and a major religious figure mentioned in the Canonical gospels. He is described in the Gospel of Luke as a relative of Jesus, who led a movement of baptism at the Jordan River...
to be baptized, but in this verse John balks at doing so.
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads:
- But John forbad him, saying,
- I have need to be baptized of
- thee, and comest thou to me?
The World English Bible
World English Bible
The World English Bible is a public domain translation of the Bible that is currently in draft form. Work on the World English Bible began in 1997 and was known as the American Standard Version 1997...
translates the passage as:
- But John would have hindered
- him, saying, "I need to be baptized
- by you, and you come to me?"
For a collection of other versions see BibRef Matthew 3:14
Gundry notes that this section does not appear in Luke or Mark and concludes that it is thus likely original to Matthew. In the environment the author of Matthew is presumed to have been writing in there would still have been many followers of John the Baptist who felt he was equal or superior to Jesus. Matthew is thus very careful to specify the relationship between the two. Albright and Mann state that this verse and the next are often seen as an embarrassed attempt to justify the messiah being baptized by a mere mortal.
The verse does not specify why exactly John believes he is the one to be baptized. Based on Matthew 3:11
Matthew 3:11
Matthew 3:11 is the tenth verse of the third chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. The verse occurs in the section relating the preachings of John the Baptist. In this verse he predicts that he will be followed by someone much greater than himself...
most scholars feel it is mainly an issue of precedence. However according to Hill the Gospel of the Nazarenes adds a clarification to this section stating that it was because of Jesus' sinlessness that John felt he was the one who should be baptized. In John the order of events is different, and the Baptist only recognizes Jesus' nature after the baptism.