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THE MESSAGE

Mark 1:9

At this time, Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. The moment he came out of the water, he saw the sky split open and God's Spirit, looking like a dove, come down on him. Along with the Spirit, a voice: "You are my Son, chosen and marked by my love, pride of my life."

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Baptism;   Jesus, the Christ;   John;   Jordan;   Scofield Reference Index - Gospel;   Inspiration;   Miracles;   Thompson Chain Reference - Baptism;   Christ;   Nazareth;   Sacraments;   The Topic Concordance - Baptism;   Holy Spirit;   Jesus Christ;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Jordan, the River;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Galilee;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Nazareth;   Palestine;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - King, Christ as;   Mark, Theology of;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Jordan;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Nazareth;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Epiphany;   Jesus, Life and Ministry of;   Jordan River;   Mark, the Gospel of;   Ordinances;   Trinity;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Baptism;   Jesus Christ;   John the Baptist;   Mark, Gospel According to;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Atonement (2);   Bethabara ;   Call, Calling;   Confession (of Sin);   Day;   Doctrines;   Herod ;   Impotence;   John the Baptist;   Joram;   Manuscripts;   Ministry;   Nazarene (2);   Nazareth ;   Premeditation;   Redemption (2);   Morrish Bible Dictionary - New Testament;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Nazareth;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Naz'areth;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Baptism (the Baptist Interpretation);   Baptism (Lutheran Doctrine);   Nazareth;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Baptism;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Christianity in Its Relation to Judaism;   Jesus of Nazareth;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for November 22;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
In those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized in the Jordan by John.
King James Version (1611)
And it came to passe in those daies, that Iesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of Iohn in Iordane.
King James Version
And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan.
English Standard Version
In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.
New American Standard Bible
In those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.
New Century Version
At that time Jesus came from the town of Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan River.
Amplified Bible
In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
In those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.
Legacy Standard Bible
Now it happened that in those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.
Berean Standard Bible
In those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.
Contemporary English Version
About that time Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee, and John baptized him in the Jordan River.
Complete Jewish Bible
Shortly thereafter, Yeshua came from Natzeret in the Galil and was immersed in the Yarden by Yochanan.
Darby Translation
And it came to pass in those days [that] Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptised by John at the Jordan.
Easy-to-Read Version
About that time Jesus came from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to the place where John was. John baptized Jesus in the Jordan River.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And it came to passe in those dayes, that Iesus came from Nazareth, a citie of Galile, and was baptized of Iohn in Iordan.
George Lamsa Translation
And it came to pass in those days, Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized in the Jordan by John.
Good News Translation
Not long afterward Jesus came from Nazareth in the province of Galilee, and was baptized by John in the Jordan.
Lexham English Bible
And it happened that in those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized in the Jordan by John.
Literal Translation
And it happened in those days, Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.
American Standard Version
And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in the Jordan.
Bible in Basic English
And it came about in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was given baptism by John in the Jordan.
Hebrew Names Version
It happened in those days, that Yeshua came from Natzeret of the Galil, and was immersed by Yochanan in the Yarden.
International Standard Version
In those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.Matthew 3:13; Luke 3:21;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
And it was in those days that Jeshu came from Natsrath of Galila, and was baptized in Jurdan by Juchanon.
Murdock Translation
And it occurred, in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee, and was baptized in Jordan by John.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And it came to passe in those dayes, that Iesus came fro Nazareth, of Galilee, & was baptized of Iohn in Iordane.
English Revised Version
And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in the Jordan.
World English Bible
It happened in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized by John in the Jordan.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And in those days, Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized by John at Jordan.
Weymouth's New Testament
At that time Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And it was don in tho daies, Jhesus cam fro Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptisid of Joon in Jordan.
Update Bible Version
And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in the Jordan.
Webster's Bible Translation
And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth to Galilee, and was baptized by John in Jordan.
New English Translation
Now in those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan River.
New King James Version
Matthew 3:13-17; Luke 3:21,22; John 1:29-34">[xr] It came to pass in those days that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized by John in the Jordan.
New Living Translation
One day Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee, and John baptized him in the Jordan River.
New Life Bible
Jesus came to the Jordan River from the town of Nazareth in the country of Galilee. He was baptized by John.
New Revised Standard
In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And it came to pass, in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was immersed into the Jordan by John;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And it came to pass, in those days, Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in Jordan.
Revised Standard Version
In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And yt came to passe in those dayes that Iesus cam from Nazareth a cyte of Galile: and was baptised of Iohn in Iordan.
Young's Literal Translation
And it came to pass in those days, Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized by John at the Jordan;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And it happened at the same tyme, that Iesus came out of Galile from Nazareth, and was baptysed of Ihon in Iordan.
Mace New Testament (1729)
At that time Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized by John in Jordan.
Simplified Cowboy Version
It wasn't long before Jesus came riding down from the Nazareth country and told John to baptize him in Jordan Creek.

Contextual Overview

9At this time, Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. The moment he came out of the water, he saw the sky split open and God's Spirit, looking like a dove, come down on him. Along with the Spirit, a voice: "You are my Son, chosen and marked by my love, pride of my life." 12At once, this same Spirit pushed Jesus out into the wild. For forty wilderness days and nights he was tested by Satan. Wild animals were his companions, and angels took care of him.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

that: Matthew 3:13-15, Luke 3:21

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 5:12 - better Matthew 3:6 - were

Cross-References

Genesis 1:1
First this: God created the Heavens and Earth—all you see, all you don't see. Earth was a soup of nothingness, a bottomless emptiness, an inky blackness. God's Spirit brooded like a bird above the watery abyss.
Genesis 1:6
God spoke: "Sky! In the middle of the waters; separate water from water!" God made sky. He separated the water under sky from the water above sky. And there it was: he named sky the Heavens; It was evening, it was morning— Day Two.
Genesis 1:9
God spoke: "Separate! Water-beneath-Heaven, gather into one place; Land, appear!" And there it was. God named the land Earth. He named the pooled water Ocean. God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:11
God spoke: "Earth, green up! Grow all varieties of seed-bearing plants, Every sort of fruit-bearing tree." And there it was. Earth produced green seed-bearing plants, all varieties, And fruit-bearing trees of all sorts. God saw that it was good. It was evening, it was morning— Day Three.
Genesis 1:29
Then God said, "I've given you every sort of seed-bearing plant on Earth And every kind of fruit-bearing tree, given them to you for food. To all animals and all birds, everything that moves and breathes, I give whatever grows out of the ground for food." And there it was.
Jonah 1:9
He told them, "I'm a Hebrew. I worship God , the God of heaven who made sea and land."
2 Peter 3:5
They conveniently forget that long ago all the galaxies and this very planet were brought into existence out of watery chaos by God's word. Then God's word brought the chaos back in a flood that destroyed the world. The current galaxies and earth are fuel for the final fire. God is poised, ready to speak his word again, ready to give the signal for the judgment and destruction of the desecrating skeptics.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And it came to pass in those days,.... Whilst John was preaching and baptizing in the wilderness, and had large crowds of people flocking to him, to see his person, hear his doctrine, and to be baptized by him; some for one thing, and some another;

Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee; the place where he had been brought up, and lived, and dwelt in from his infancy, to this time:

and was baptized of John in Jordan; which was the reason of his coming from Nazareth to him; see Matthew 3:13, where this is observed; and in some verses following, an account is given of what passed between Christ and John, on this occasion.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See the notes at Matthew 3:13-17.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Mark 1:9-11. See the subject of these verses which contain the account of our Lord's baptism, explained. Matthew 3:13-17.


 
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