Mark 1:10 And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending on him: A most captivating symbol. The eagle, too, was in our Lord; everything about Him was mingled with the sublime; but the dove was predominant. Not only while on earth, but all along the ages, it is the power of His gentleness and tenderness and meekness — His love, in short, that has been victorious. He has "wooed" and "won". (J. Morison, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him: |
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