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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Gill's Exposition
And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age,.... Or Jesus, when he was baptized and began his public ministry, was about thirty years of age: an age at which the priests, under the law,…
See the notes at Mat 3:13-17. “Jesus being baptized;” or, Jesus “having been” baptized. This took place after the baptism, and not “during” its administration, Mat 3:16. Praying - This circumstance is…
The evangelist mentioned John's imprisonment before Christ's being baptized, though it was nearly a year after it, because he would finish the story of John's ministry, and then introduce that of…
Cambridge Bible
in a bodily shape This addition is peculiar to St Luke, and is probably added to shew the distinctness and reality of what Theodoret calls the -spiritual vision" (πνευματικὴ θεωρία).
like a dove The…
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