And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
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Gill's Exposition
And Jesus, when he was baptized,.... Christ, when he was baptized by John in the river Jordan, the place where he was baptizing,
went up straightway out of the water. One would be at a loss at first…
Barnes' Notes
Out of the water - This shows that he had descended to the river. It literally means, “he went up directly from the water.” The original does not imply that they had descended into the river, and it…
Our Lord Jesus, from his childhood till now, when he was almost thirty years of age, had lain hid in Galilee, as it were, buried alive; but now, after a long and dark night, behold, the Sun of…
Cambridge Bible
the heavens A literal translation of the Hebrew word, which is a plural form.
he[Jesus saw We should infer from the text that the vision was to Jesus alone, but the Baptist also was a witness as we…
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