Mark

Mark 1:8–10

⁸I baptize you with water,^e but He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.^f”

⁹In those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. ¹⁰As soon as Jesus came up out of the water, He saw^g the heavens breaking open and the Spirit descending on Him like a dove.

Footnotes

e 1:8 Or in water
f 1:8 Or in the Holy Spirit
g 1:10 Or he saw; see John 1:32–33|JHN 1:32-33

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Mark 1:8

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I	ἐγὼ	egō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
baptize	ἐβάπτισα	ebaptisa	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G907 I dip, submerge, baptize
you	ὑμᾶς	hymas	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
with water	ὕδατι	hydati	Noun - Dative Neuter Singular	G5204 water
but	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
He	αὐτὸς	autos	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
will baptize	βαπτίσει	baptisei	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G907 I dip, submerge, baptize
you	ὑμᾶς	hymas	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
with	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
Holy	Ἁγίῳ	Hagiō	Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular	G40 set apart, holy, sacred
Spirit	Πνεύματι	Pneumati	Noun - Dative Neuter Singular	G4151 wind, breath, spirit

Mark 1:9

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
those	ἐκείναις	ekeinais	Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Plural	G1565 that, that one there, yonder
days	ἡμέραις	hēmerais	Noun - Dative Feminine Plural	G2250 a day
Jesus	Ἰησοῦς	Iēsous	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2424 Jesus
came	ἦλθεν	ēlthen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2064 I come, go
from	ἀπὸ	apo	Preposition	G575 from, away from
Nazareth	Ναζαρὲτ	Nazaret	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3478 Nazareth
in Galilee	Γαλιλαίας	Galilaias	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G1056 Galilee
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
was baptized	ἐβαπτίσθη	ebaptisthē	Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G907 I dip, submerge, baptize
by	ὑπὸ	hypo	Preposition	G5259 by, under, about
John	Ἰωάννου	Iōannou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2491 John
in	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
the	τὸν	ton	Article - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
Jordan	Ἰορδάνην	Iordanēn	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2446 the Jordan

Mark 1:10

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
As soon	εὐθὺς	euthys	Adverb	G2112 immediately, soon
came up	ἀναβαίνων	anabainōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G305 I go up, mount, ascend
out of	ἐκ	ek	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
the	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Neuter Singular	G3588 the
water	ὕδατος	hydatos	Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G5204 water
He saw	εἶδεν	eiden	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3708 I see, look upon, experience
the	τοὺς	tous	Article - Accusative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
heavens	οὐρανοὺς	ouranous	Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G3772 the sky, the heaven
breaking open	σχιζομένους	schizomenous	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Plural	G4977 I rend, divide asunder
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
the	τὸ	to	Article - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
Spirit	Πνεῦμα	Pneuma	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G4151 wind, breath, spirit
descending	καταβαῖνον	katabainon	Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Neuter Singular	G2597 I go down, come down
on	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
Him	αὐτόν	auton	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
like	ὡς	hōs	Adverb	G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
a dove	περιστερὰν	peristeran	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G4058 a dove

Cross-references

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Mark 1:8 Acts 1:5 · 1 Corinthians 12:13 · Acts 19:4–6 · Acts 10:45 · Acts 11:15–16 · Acts 2:4 · Joel 2:28 · Ezekiel 36:25–27 · Proverbs 1:23 · Matthew 3:11 · Acts 2:17 · Isaiah 44:3

Mark 1:9 Matthew 3:13–17 · Matthew 2:23 · Luke 3:21–22

Mark 1:10 John 1:31–34 · Luke 3:22 · Isaiah 42:1 · Isaiah 64:1 · Matthew 3:16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.