Matthew 3:14 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?”
Matthew 3:14 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Matthew 3:14 in 6 Bible Translations
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Matthew 3:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“But John would have hindered him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and you come to me?””
Matthew 3:14 — World English Bible
Matthew 3:14 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“But John would have hindered him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?”
Matthew 3:14 — American Standard Version
Matthew 3:14 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“but John was forbidding him, saying, `I have need by thee to be baptized--and thou dost come unto me!'”
Matthew 3:14 — Young's Literal Translation
Matthew 3:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“but John urgently forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptised of thee; and comest thou to me?”
Matthew 3:14 — Darby Translation
Matthew 3:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But Iohn earnestly put him backe, saying, I haue neede to be baptized of thee, and commest thou to me?”
Matthew 3:14 — Geneva Bible
Matthew 3:14 in Context — Matthew 3
12 Ele tem sua pá na mão; limpará sua eira, e recolherá seu trigo no celeiro; mas queimará a palha com fogo que nunca se apaga.
13 Então Jesus veio da Galileia ao Jordão até João para ser por ele batizado.
14 Mas João lhe impedia, dizendo: Eu preciso ser batizado por ti, e tu vens a mim?
15 Porém Jesus lhe respondeu: Permite por agora, porque assim nos convém cumprir toda a justiça. Então ele o permitiu.
16 E tendo Jesus sido batizado, subiu logo da água. E eis que os céus se lhe abriram, e ele viu o Espírito de Deus descendo como uma pomba, vindo sobre ele.
What Does Matthew 3:14 Mean?
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