Luke 3:15-22
As the people were filled with expectation, and all were
questioning in their hearts concerning John, whether
he might be the Messiah, John answered all of them by
saying, “I baptize you with water; but one who is more
powerful than I is coming; I am not worthy to untie the
thong of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy
Spirit and fire. His winnowing fork is in his hand, to clear
his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his
granary; but the chaff he
will burn with unquenchable
fire.” So, with many other
will burn with unquenchable
fire.” So, with many other
exhortations, he
proclaimed the good news
to the people. But Herod
the ruler, who had been
rebuked by him because
of Herodias, his brother’s
wife, and because of all the
evil things that Herod had
done, added to them all by
shutting up John in prison.
Now when all the people
were baptized, and when Jesus also had been baptized
and was praying, the heaven was opened, and the
Holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily form like
a dove. And a voice came from heaven, “You are
proclaimed the good news
to the people. But Herod
the ruler, who had been
rebuked by him because
of Herodias, his brother’s
wife, and because of all the
evil things that Herod had
done, added to them all by
shutting up John in prison.
Now when all the people
were baptized, and when Jesus also had been baptized
and was praying, the heaven was opened, and the
Holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily form like
a dove. And a voice came from heaven, “You are
my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased.”
FOR CONSIDERATION
If John's baptism is so clearly tied to judgment and
repentance, why does Jesus get baptized?
FOR CONSIDERATION
If John's baptism is so clearly tied to judgment and
repentance, why does Jesus get baptized?
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