14But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
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Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. …
Then cometh he to Simon Peter: and Peter saith unto him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet? …
For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence. …
And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 13-17)Our Lord Jesus, from his childhood till now, when he was almost thirty years of age, had lain hid in Galilee, as it were, buried alive; but now, after a long and dark night, behold, the Sun of righteousness rises in glory. The fulness of time was come that Christ should enter upon his prophetical office; and he chooses to do it, not at Jerusalem (though it is probable that he went thither at the t…
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