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The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 3:13-17

THE BAPTISM OF JESUS . read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 3:13-17

The baptism of Jesus. I. ITS REASON . 1 . He was made sin for us , though he was without sin. He came to be baptized; it was the purpose of his coming He would not have come that long journey from Galilee to Bethany beyond Jordan unless there had been some grave reason, some necessity, some deep meaning in his baptism. It was the baptism of repentance; he needed no repentance. It was accompanied with confession of sin; he could not confess, for he had no sin. But God had sent... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 3:13-17

The baptism of Jesus. This is a narrative which authenticates itself. No Christian writer of a later generation would have invented a story of the baptism of Jesus by John; nor could any current ideas have started a myth in this form. The very difficulties of the story prove its historicity. I. LET US INQUIRE WHAT WAS THE MEANING OF THE BAPTISM OF JESUS . 1 . Note some errors to be avoided. 2 . Consider the truths of the incident. Baptism has a double... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 3:13-17

Baptism of Jesus. I. ITS OCCASION . How long was Jesus to be known merely as the village carpenter of Nazareth? What is to transpire which shall show him that God's time has come for his public ministry? Ambition makes opportunities. In general, kings have only to wait the demise of their predecessors. To our Lord came at last a summons he could not misunderstand nor resist. John's hearers longed for that which only Jesus could give. He could no longer hide himself in Nazareth when a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 3:14

Matthew 3:14 and Matthew 3:15 are peculiar to St. Matthew. But John . In John 1:31 , John 1:33 the Baptist says that he knew him not till the descent of the Holy Spirit; i.e. knew him not in his full Messianic character. Here, either by an involuntary and miraculous impression, psychologically due to the previous revelation he had received (cf. Meyer); or, as is on the whole more probable, from his previous knowledge, direct or indirect, of Jesus, he recognizes his superior... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 3:13

Then cometh Jesus - The Saviour is now introduced as about to enter on his work, or as about to be solemnly set apart to his great office of Messiah and Redeemer. The expression “cometh” implies that the act was voluntary on his part; that he went for that purpose and for no other. He left the part of Galilee - Nazareth - where he had lived for nearly 30 years, and went to the vicinity of the Jordan, where John was baptizing the people in great numbers, that he might be set apart to his work.... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 3:14

John forbade him - Refused him.I have need - It is more suitable that I should be baptized with thy baptism, the Holy Spirit, than that thou shouldest be baptized in water by me. I am a sinner, and unworthy to administer this to the Messiah. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 3:13

Matthew 3:13. Then cometh Jesus Who was now about thirty years of age, from Galilee Where he had long lived, in a retired manner, unto John, to be baptized of him Not in testimony of his repentance, or for the remission of sins, for, being without sin, he neither needed repentance nor remission; but that he might honour John’s ministry, and acknowledge his commission to baptize, and might confirm the institution of baptism by water. He thus, also, offered himself to receive that... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 3:14

Matthew 3:14. But John forbade him Out of modesty he would have declined the service, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee To receive a larger measure of the gifts and graces of the Holy Spirit from thee, and comest thou to me on such an occasion as this? It has been questioned, how John knew him to be the Christ, before the Spirit descended on him? But this question will be easily resolved, if it be considered that John was a prophet filled with the Holy Ghost from his mother’s... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 3:13-17

16. Baptism of Jesus (Matthew 3:13-17; Mark 1:9-11; Luke 3:21-22; John 1:29-34)In due course John publicly introduced Jesus as the Messiah, the Son of God, for whom he had prepared the way. John’s introduction contained none of the popular Jewish ideas of a political or military leader who would bring in a golden age for Israel. Instead it suggested that the Messiah would die, like a lamb offered in sacrifice for the cleansing of sin (John 1:29-30). John then pointed out that he himself was not... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 3:13-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 3:13-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 3:13-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 3:13-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 3:14

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 3:13

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 3:14

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 3:13

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 3:14

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 3:13-17

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