16And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
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And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;
Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened, …
And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him:
Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.
And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water. …
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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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