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Matthew 3:14
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But John tried to stop him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and yet you come to me?”
But Iohn forbade him, saying, I haue need to bee baptized of thee, and commest thou to me?
But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
John would have prevented him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?"
But John tried to prevent Him, saying, "I have the need to be baptized by You, and yet You are coming to me?"
But John tried to stop him, saying, "Why do you come to me to be baptized? I need to be baptized by you!"
But John tried to prevent Him [vigorously protesting], saying, "It is I who need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?"
But Iohn earnestly put him backe, saying, I haue neede to be baptized of thee, and commest thou to me?
But John tried to prevent Him, saying, "I have need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?"
But John tried to prevent Him, saying, "I have need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?"
But John tried to prevent Him, saying, "I need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?"
But John kept objecting and said, "I ought to be baptized by you. Why have you come to me?"
But Yochanan tried to stop him. "You are coming to me? I ought to be immersed by you!"
but John urgently forbad him, saying, *I* have need to be baptised of thee; and comest *thou* to me?
But John tried to stop him. John said, "Why do you come to me to be baptized? I should be baptized by you!"
But John tried to stop him, and said, I need to be baptized by you, and yet have you come to me?
But John tried to make him change his mind. "I ought to be baptized by you," John said, "and yet you have come to me!"
But John tried to prevent him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?"
But John restrained Him, saying, I have need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?
But John would have hindered him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
But John would have kept him back, saying, It is I who have need of baptism from you, and do you come to me?
But Yochanan would have hindered him, saying, "I need to be immersed by you, and you come to me?"
But John tried to stop him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and are you coming to me?"
But Juchanon prohibited him, and said, I need from thee to be baptized, and hast thou come unto me?
But John refused him; and said, I need to be baptized by thee, and hast thou come to me?
But Iohn forbad hym, saying. I haue nede to be baptized of thee, and commest thou to me?
But John would have hindered him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
But John would have hindered him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and you come to me?"
But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
John protested. "It is I," he said, "who have need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?"
And Joon forbede him, and seide, Y owe to be baptisid of thee, and thou comest to me?
But John would have hindered him, saying, I have need to be baptized of you, and you come to me?
But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized by thee, and comest thou to me?
But John tried to prevent him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and yet you come to me?"
And John tried to prevent Him, saying, "I need to be baptized by You, and are You coming to me?"
John tried to stop Him. He said, "I need to be baptized by You. Do You come to me?"
John would have prevented him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?"
But, he, would have hindered him, saying - I, have, need, by thee, to be immersed, - and dost, thou, come unto me?
But John stayed him, saying: I ought to be baptized by thee, and comest thou to me?
John would have prevented him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?"
But Ihon forbade hym saynge: I ought to be baptysed of the: and comest thou to me?
but John was forbidding him, saying, `I have need by thee to be baptized -- and thou dost come unto me!'
But Iho forbade hym, saynge: I haue nede to be baptysed of the: and commest thou to me?
but John opposed him, I have need, said he, to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?
Old John balked at the idea and said, "It's the other way around! I need to be dunked by you."
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
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John: Luke 1:43, John 13:6-8
I have: John 1:16, John 3:3-7, Acts 1:5-8, Romans 3:23, Romans 3:25, Galatians 3:22, Galatians 3:27-29, Galatians 4:6, Ephesians 2:3-5, Revelation 7:9-17
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 3:9 - who is able Matthew 8:8 - I am Mark 1:7 - General John 1:33 - the same Hebrews 6:2 - the doctrine
Cross-References
The serpent was the shrewdest of all the wild animals the Lord God had made. One day he asked the woman, "Did God really say you must not eat the fruit from any of the trees in the garden?"
And I will cause hostility between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will strike your head, and you will strike his heel."
Then the man—Adam—named his wife Eve, because she would be the mother of all who live.
If anyone takes a human life, that person's life will also be taken by human hands. For God made human beings in his own image.
"You must therefore make a distinction between ceremonially clean and unclean animals, and between clean and unclean birds. You must not defile yourselves by eating any unclean animal or bird or creature that scurries along the ground. I have identified them as being unclean for you.
Desert nomads will bow before him; his enemies will fall before him in the dust.
Then deep from the earth you will speak; from low in the dust your words will come. Your voice will whisper from the ground like a ghost conjured up from the grave.
The wolf and the lamb will feed together. The lion will eat hay like a cow. But the snakes will eat dust. In those days no one will be hurt or destroyed on my holy mountain. I, the Lord , have spoken!"
Like snakes crawling from their holes, they will come out to meet the Lord our God. They will fear him greatly, trembling in terror at his presence.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
But John forbad him, saying,.... It appears from hence, that John knew Christ before he baptized him, and before he saw the Spirit descending and abiding on him, John 1:33 wherefore that was not a signal, whereby he should first know him but whereby his knowledge of him should be confirmed; which knowledge of him he had, not through his kindred to him, or by any conversation he had with him before, but by immediate, divine revelation: upon which account he "forbad him"; refused to administer the ordinance to him; earnestly entreated that he would not insist upon it; desired to be excused being concerned herein: and this he did, partly lest the people should think Christ was not so great a person as he had represented him to be; yea, that he was one of the penitent sinners John had admitted to his baptism; and chiefly because of the majesty and dignity of Christ's person, who he knew stood in no need of such an outward ordinance; and because of his own unworthiness to administer it to him, as is evident from what follows,
I have need to be baptized of thee; not with water baptism, which Christ never administered, but with the baptism of the Spirit, which was his peculiar office. Hence we learn, that though John was so holy a man, was filled with the Holy Ghost from his mother's womb, had such large measures of grace, and lived such an exemplary life and conversation; yet was far from thinking, that he was perfect and righteous in himself, but stood in need of Christ, and of more grace from him. He seems surprised that Christ should come to him, and make such a motion to him; when it was his duty and privilege to come to him daily for fresh supplies of grace, and always to trust in him for life and salvation;
and comest thou to me? who am of the earth, earthly, when thou art the Lord from heaven; "to me", a poor sinful creature, when thou art the Holy One of God; "to me", who am thy servant, when thou art Lord of all; "to me", who always stand in need of thy grace, when thou art God all sufficient.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
John forbade him - Refused him.
I have need - It is more suitable that I should be baptized with thy baptism, the Holy Spirit, than that thou shouldest be baptized in water by me. I am a sinner, and unworthy to administer this to the Messiah.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Matthew 3:14. John forbad him — Earnestly and pressingly opposed him: this is the proper import of the words διεκÏÎ»ÎµÏ ÎµÎ½ Î±Ï Ïον. I have observed that δια, in composition, most frequently, if not always, strengthens the signification in classic authors. - Wakefield.
