Matthew 3:14
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
But John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?”
In context
12 His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
13 At that time Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John.
14 But John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?”
15 “Let it be so now,” Jesus replied. “It is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness in this way.” Then John permitted Him.
16 As soon as Jesus was baptized, He went up out of the water. Suddenly the heavens were opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and resting on Him.
Matthew 3:14 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- But John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?”
- KJV King James Version
- But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
- WEB World English Bible
- But John would have hindered him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and you come to me?”
- ASV American Standard Version
- But John would have hindered him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- but John was forbidding him, saying, 'I have need by thee to be baptized — and thou dost come unto me!'
- DBY Darby Translation
- but John urgently forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptised of thee; and comest thou to me?
- WBS Webster Bible
- But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized by thee, and comest thou to me?