Mark 1:10
And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him:
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Gill's Exposition
And straightway coming up out of the water,.... Not John, as many think; though it was true of him, that he came up out of the water, as the administrator of the ordinance of baptism to Christ, but…
We have here a brief account of Christ's baptism and temptation, which were largely related Mt. 3 and 4.
I. His baptism, which was his first public appearance, after he had long lived obscurely in…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
straightway This is St Mark's favourite connecting word, and constantly recurs; comp. Mar 1:12; Mar 1:28; Mar 4:5; Mar 4:15; Mar 8:10; Mar 9:15; Mar 11:3, and other places.
he saw i. e. Jesus, while…
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