Matthew 3:13 Then comes Jesus from Galilee to Jordan to John, to be baptized of him.… What so Divine an instigation to press us all to come unto the flood of living waters, to thirst for that immortal spring of grace than this, that the Son of God Himself did not decline to be partaker of the baptism of repentance. To make the sacrament virtuous and powerful for them that should take it after Him. That by His example, to undergo a new rite and ordinance, men might be drawn from old customs to newness of life. (Hacket.) Parallel Verses KJV: Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.WEB: Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him. |
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