Matthew 3:14
World English Bible (WEB)
But John would have hindered him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and you come to me?”
In context
12 His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor. He will gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire.”
13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him.
14 But John would have hindered him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and you come to me?”
15 But Jesus, answering, said to him, “Allow it now, for this is the fitting way for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he allowed him.
16 Jesus, when he was baptized, went up directly from the water: and behold, the heavens were opened to him. He saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming on him.
Matthew 3:14 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- But John would have hindered him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and 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?
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- But John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and do 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?