Verse 15
Matthew 3:15
English Revised Version
15
But Yashua (Jesus) answering said unto him, Suffer it now: for thus it becometh us to fulfill all righteousness. Then he suffereth him.
Original Language Text
greek
ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν ⸂πρὸς αὐτόν⸃· Ἄφες ἄρτι, οὕτως γὰρ πρέπον ἐστὶν ἡμῖν πληρῶσαι πᾶσαν δικαιοσύνην. τότε ἀφίησιν αὐτόν.
English Translation
And Jesus answering said to him, "Permit it now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness." Then he allowed him.
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Chapter 3 Context
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And in those days cometh John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,
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saying, Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
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For this is he that was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wild...
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Now John himself had his raiment of camel’s hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his foo...
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Then went out unto him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan;
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and they were baptized of him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
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But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said unto them, Ye off...
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Bring forth therefore fruit worthy of repentance:
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and think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God...
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And even now is the axe laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore that bringeth not fort...
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I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, who...
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whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly cleanse his threshing-floor; and he will gather his...
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Then cometh Yashua (Jesus) from Galilee to the Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.
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But John would have hindered him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
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But Yashua (Jesus) answering said unto him, Suffer it now: for thus it becometh us to fulfill all ri...
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And Yashua (Jesus), when he was baptized, went up straightway from the water: and lo, the heavens we...
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and lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
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