Matthew

Matthew 3:16

¹⁶As soon as Jesus was baptized, He went up out of the water. Suddenly the heavens were opened,^d and He saw^e the Spirit of God descending like a dove and resting on Him.

Footnotes

d 3:16 NA, BYZ, and TR the heavens were opened to Him
e 3:16 Or and he saw; see John 1:32–33|JHN 1:32-33.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
As soon as	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
was baptized	Βαπτισθεὶς	Baptistheis	Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular	G907 I dip, submerge, baptize
He	Ἰησοῦς	Iēsous	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2424 Jesus
went up	ἀνέβη	anebē	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G305 I go up, mount, ascend
out of	ἀπὸ	apo	Preposition	G575 from, away from
the	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Neuter Singular	G3588 the
water	ὕδατος	hydatos	Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G5204 water
Suddenly	ἰδοὺ	idou	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G2400 See! Lo! Behold! Look!
the	οἱ	hoi	Article - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
heavens	οὐρανοί	ouranoi	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3772 the sky, the heaven
were opened	ἠνεῴχθησαν	ēneōchthēsan	Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural	G455 I open
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
He saw	εἶδεν	eiden	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3708 I see, look upon, experience
the	τὸ	to	Article - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
Spirit	Πνεῦμα	Pneuma	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G4151 wind, breath, spirit
of	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3588 the
God	Θεοῦ	Theou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
descending	καταβαῖνον	katabainon	Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Neuter Singular	G2597 I go down, come down
like	ὡσεὶ	hōsei	Adverb	G5616 as if, as it were, like, about
a dove	περιστερὰν	peristeran	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G4058 a dove
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
resting	ἐρχόμενον	erchomenon	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Singular	G2064 I come, go
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

Cross-references

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Isaiah 11:2 · Mark 1:10 · Luke 3:21–22 · John 1:31–34 · Isaiah 42:1 · Isaiah 61:1 · Acts 7:56 · Ezekiel 1:1 · Colossians 1:18–19 · John 3:34

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.