Matthew 3:14
“But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Matthew 3:14 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
American Standard Version (ASV)English
But John would have hindered him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
Open English Bible (OEB)English
But John tried to prevent him. “I need to be baptized by you,” he said, “so why have you come to me?”
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Johannes aber wehrte ihm und sprach: Ich habe nötig von dir getauft zu werden, und du kommst zu mir?
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Mas Juan lo resistía mucho, diciendo: Yo he menester ser bautizado de ti, ¿y tú vienes á mí?
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Mas João lhe impedia, dizendo: Eu preciso ser batizado por ti, e tu vens a mim?
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
todavia João tentou impedi-Lo, dizendo: "Eu preciso ser batizado por Ti, e Tu vens a mim?"
📖 Matthew 3:14 in Context
12Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.
13Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.
14But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
15And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.
16And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
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