Matthew 3:14-17 But he tried to prevent him. "It is I," he said, "who need to be baptized by you, and are you coming to me?"

MNT⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹⁴ But he tried to prevent him. "It is I," he said, "who need to be baptized by you, and are you coming to me?" ¹⁵ But Jesus answered, "Permit it now, for so it is fitting for us to fulfill every religious duty." ¹⁶ Then he consented. And after Jesus was baptized, as soon as he rose out of the water, lo! the heavens opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon him, ¹⁷ while a voice from heaven said, "This is my son, the beloved, In whom I delight."