Luke
Luke 3:21–22
21When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as He was praying, heaven was opened, 22and the Holy Spirit descended on Him in a bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.”
Word by word
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Luke 3:21
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| all | ἅπαντα | hapanta | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular | G537 all, the whole |
| the | τὸν | ton | Article - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| people | λαὸν | laon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2992 a people, the crowd |
| were being baptized | βαπτισθῆναι | baptisthēnai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive | G907 I dip, submerge, baptize |
| Jesus | Ἰησοῦ | Iēsou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2424 Jesus |
| was baptized | βαπτισθέντος | baptisthentos | Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Genitive Masculine Singular | G907 I dip, submerge, baptize |
| too | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| And | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| as He was praying | προσευχομένου | proseuchomenou | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Singular | G4336 I pray, pray for |
| heaven | οὐρανὸν | ouranon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3772 the sky, the heaven |
| was opened | ἀνεῳχθῆναι | aneōchthēnai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive | G455 I open |
Luke 3:22
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| the | τὸ | to | Article - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| Holy | Ἅγιον | Hagion | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular | G40 set apart, holy, sacred |
| Spirit | Πνεῦμα | Pneuma | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G4151 wind, breath, spirit |
| descended | καταβῆναι | katabēnai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G2597 I go down, come down |
| on | ἐπ’ | ep’ | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| Him | αὐτόν | auton | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| in a bodily | σωματικῷ | sōmatikō | Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular | G4984 bodily, corporeal |
| form | εἴδει | eidei | Noun - Dative Neuter Singular | G1491 visible form, shape, appearance, kind |
| like | ὡς | hōs | Adverb | G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that |
| a dove | περιστερὰν | peristeran | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G4058 a dove |
| And | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| a voice | φωνὴν | phōnēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G5456 a sound, noise, voice |
| came | γενέσθαι | genesthai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| from | ἐξ | ex | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| heaven | οὐρανοῦ | ouranou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3772 the sky, the heaven |
| You | Σὺ | Sy | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| are | εἶ | ei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| My | μου | mou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| beloved | ἀγαπητός | agapētos | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G27 loved, beloved |
| Son | Υἱός | Huios | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5207 a son, descendent |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| You | σοὶ | soi | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| I am well pleased | εὐδόκησα | eudokēsa | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G2106 I am resolved, well-pleased |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Luke 3:21 John 1:32–34 · Matthew 3:13–17 · Luke 5:16 · Mark 1:9–11 · John 12:27–28 · Matthew 14:23 · Luke 9:28–29
Luke 3:22 Psalm 2:7 · 2 Peter 1:17–18 · Isaiah 42:1 · Luke 9:34–35 · John 1:32 · Matthew 17:5 · Matthew 3:17 · Acts 10:38 · Matthew 12:18 · 1 Peter 2:4 · Colossians 1:13 · Matthew 27:43
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.