Verse 15
Matthew 3:15
King James Version
15
And Yashua (Jesus) answering said unto him,
Suffer
it to be so
now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness.
Then he suffered 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
1
In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,
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2
And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
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3
For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wild...
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4
And the same John had his raiment of camel’s hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his me...
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5
Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan,
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6
And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.
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7
But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O genera...
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8
Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:
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9
And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to
our
father: for I say unto you, that God...
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10
And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not for...
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11
I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, who...
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12
Whose fan
is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garne...
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13
Then cometh Yashua (Jesus) from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.
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14
But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
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15
And Yashua (Jesus) answering said unto him,
Suffer
it to be so
now: for thus it becometh us to fulf...
16
And Yashua (Jesus), when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens...
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17
And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
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