matthew-3:13-17-niv,nkjv

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Matthew 3:16

16. And Jesus when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water—rather, "from the water." Mark has "out of the water" ( :-). "and"—adds Luke ( :-), "while He was praying"; a grand piece of information. Can there be a doubt about the burden of that prayer; a prayer sent up, probably, while yet in the water—His blessed head suffused with the baptismal element; a prayer continued likely as He stepped out of the stream, and again stood upon the dry ground; the work before Him, the needed... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Matthew 3:17

17. And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is—Mark and Luke give it in the direct form, "Thou art." (Mark 1:11; Luke 3:22). my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased—The verb is put in the aorist to express absolute complacency, once and for ever felt towards Him. The English here, at least to modern ears, is scarcely strong enough. "I delight" comes the nearest, perhaps, to that ineffable complacency which is manifestly intended; and this is the rather to be preferred, as it would... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 3:13-14

John hesitated to baptize Jesus because he believed that Jesus did not need to repent. John evidently suggested that it was more appropriate that Jesus baptize him than that he baptize Jesus because he knew that Jesus was more righteous than he was. It is unlikely that John meant that he wanted the Spirit and fire baptism of Jesus. John did not know that Jesus was the Messiah until after he had baptized Him (John 1:31-34). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 3:15

John agreed to baptize Jesus only after Jesus convinced him that by baptizing Him both of them would "fulfill all righteousness." What did Jesus mean?An important prerequisite to understanding Jesus’ words is an understanding of the meaning of "righteousness." Matthew’s use of this word is different from Paul’s. Paul used it mainly to describe a right standing before God, positional righteousness. Matthew used it to describe conformity to God’s will, ethical righteousness. [Note: Benno... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 3:16-17

The Greek text stresses the fact that Jesus’ departure from the water and God’s attestation of Him as the Messiah occurred at the same time. The NIV translation gives this sense better than the NASB.The person who saw the Spirit descending was evidently Jesus. Jesus is the person in the immediately preceding context. John the Evangelist recorded that John the Baptist also saw this (John 1:32), but evidently no one but Jesus heard the Father’s voice. In fact the baptism of Jesus appears to have... read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Matthew 3:14

3:14 forbad (d-4) Imperfect, 'was so doing.' i.e. the act is presented as being then done, not historically presented as one past fact. baptised (e-12) Aorist tense, 'to be in the state of its having been done.' see ch. 3.8. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 3:1-17

Appearance of the Baptist. Baptism of Jesus1-12. John the Baptist’s ministry. The circumstances of John’s birth are detailed in Luke 1 (see notes there). He was sanctified from birth to be the forerunner of the Messiah (Luke 1:13-17, Luke 1:76.), and received a special revelation to enable him to recognise the Expected One when He appeared (John 1:33). His mother Elisabeth was a cousin of the virgin, and he was born about six months before Jesus. Knowing what his work in life was to be, he... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Matthew 3:13

(13) Then cometh Jesus.—We are brought here face to face with the question which the legend just quoted sought to answer, and cannot altogether turn aside from it: Why did the Lord Jesus come to the baptism of John? The Sinless One had no sin to confess, no need of repentance. We cannot even ascribe to Him that consciousness of evil which weighs upon the hearts of the saints of God almost in exact proportion to their holiness; yet we must believe that His righteousness was essentially human,... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Matthew 3:14

(14) John forbad him.—Better, sought to hinder Him. Here again we have a question which we cannot fully answer. Did John thus forbid Him, as knowing Him to be the Christ? If so, how did that knowledge come? Had they known each other before, in youth or manhood? Or did a special inspiration reveal the character of Him who now drew near? The narrative of St. Matthew seems to imply such knowledge. On the other hand, the words of the Baptist in John 1:33 not only imply, but assert that he did not... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Matthew 3:15

(15) Suffer it to be so now.—The “now” is emphatic, at the present time, in contrast with what was to follow. Hereafter, John should be the receiver and not the giver, but as yet there was a fitness in each retaining his position (the words “it becometh us” seem to refer to both, not to the speaker only). The word and the thought are the same as those of Hebrews 2:10. Even He had to pass through the normal stages of growth, and so an outward ordinance was even for Him the appointed way to the... read more

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Matthew 3:16

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Matthew 3:17

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 3:13-14

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 3:15

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 3:16-17

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Matthew 3:14

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 3:1-17

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Matthew 3:13

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Matthew 3:14

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Matthew 3:15

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