Matthew 3 · Verse 13

Matthew 3:13

Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.
Matthew 3:13, King James Version

Matthew 3:13 in other translations

BSBAt that time Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John.
WEBThen Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him.
ASVThen cometh Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.
YLTThen cometh Jesus from Galilee upon the Jordan, unto John to be baptized by him,
DARBYThen comes Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptised of him;
BBEThen Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be given baptism by him.
WebsterThen cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan to John, to be baptized by him.

What does Matthew 3:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
13. Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him--Moses rashly anticipated the divine call to deliver his people, and for this was fain to flee the house of bondage, and wait in obscurity for forty years more (Ex 2:11, &c.). Not so this greater than Moses. All but thirty years had He now spent in privacy at Nazareth, gradually ripening for His public work, and calmly awaiting the time appointed of the Father. Now it had arrived; and this movement from Galilee to Jordan is the step, doubtless, of deepest interest to all heaven since that first one which brought Him into the world. Luke (Lu 3:21) has this important addition--"Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus being baptized," &c.--implying that Jesus waited till all other applicants for baptism that day had been disposed of, ere He stepped forward, that He might not seem to be merely one of the crowd. Thus, as He rode into Jerusalem upon an ass "whereon yet never man sat" (Lu 19:30), and lay in a sepulchre "wherein was never man yet laid" (Joh 19:41), so in His baptism, too. He would be "separate from sinners."

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes
Verse 13.

(u) "to be baptized" Mk 1:9, Lk 3:21

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 3:13-17
Christ's gracious condescensions are so surprising, that even the strongest believers at first can hardly believe them; so deep and mysterious, that even those who know his mind well, are apt to start objections against the will of Christ. And those who have much of the Spirit of God while here, see that they need to apply to Christ for more. Christ does not deny that John had need to be baptized of him, yet declares he will now be baptized of John. Christ is now in a state of humiliation. Our Lord Jesus looked upon it as well becoming him to fulfil all righteousness, to own every Divine institution, and to show his readiness to comply with all God's righteous precepts. In and through Christ, the heavens are opened to the children of men. This descent of the Spirit upon Christ, showed that he was endued with his sacred influences without measure. The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance. At Christ's baptism there was a manifestation of the three Persons in the sacred Trinity. The Father confirming the Son to be Mediator; the Son solemnly entering upon the work; the Holy Spirit descending on him, to be through his mediation communicated to his people. In Him our spiritual sacrifices are acceptable, for He is the altar that sanctifies every gift, 1Pe 2:5. Out of Christ, God is a consuming fire, but in Christ, a reconciled Father. This is the sum of the gospel, which we must by faith cheerfully embrace.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Matthew 3:13 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ΤότεToteThenG5119
παραγίνεταιparaginetaicomesG3854
ὁho<the>G3588
ἸησοῦςIēsousJesusG2424
ἀπὸapofromG575
τῆςtēs<the>G3588
ΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasGalileeG1056
ἐπὶepitoG1909
τὸνtontheG3588
ἸορδάνηνIordanēnJordanG2446
πρὸςprosuntoG4314
τὸνton<the>G3588
ἸωάννηνIōannēnJohnG2491
τοῦtou<the>G3588
βαπτισθῆναιbaptisthēnaito be baptizedG907
ὑπ᾽hup᾽byG5259
αὐτοῦ.autouhim.G846

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Cross references for Matthew 3:13

  • John 1:32-34

    And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him. And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost. And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.

  • Matthew 2:22

    But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee:

  • Mark 1:9-11

    And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan. And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him: And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

  • Luke 3:21-22

    Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened, And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
2:22; Mr 1:9; Lu 3:21

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Context

  • Matthew 3:12

    Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.

  • Matthew 3:13

    Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.

  • Matthew 3:14

    But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?

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Matthew 3:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Entonces Jesús vino de Galilea á Juan al Jordán, para ser bautizado de él.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Alors Jésus vient de Galilée au Jourdain auprès de Jean, pour être baptisé par lui;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Dann kommt Jesus aus Galiläa an den Jordan zu Johannes, um von ihm getauft zu werden.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Tunc venit Jesus a Galilæa in Jordanem ad Joannem, ut baptizaretur ab eo.