King James Version
Mark 1:10 in the King James Version says “And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him: o...” — study this verse from Mark chapter 1 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him: opened: or, cloven, or, rent”
Mark 1:10 · KJV
I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.
And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan.
And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him: opened: or, cloven, or, rent
And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
And immediately the Spirit driveth him into the wilderness.
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“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“out of”
G575"off," i.e., away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
“he saw”
G1492used only in certain past tenses, the others being borrowed from the equivalent g3700 and g3708; properly, to see (literally or figuratively); by impl
“the heavens”
G3772the sky; by extension, heaven (as the abode of god); by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the gospel (christianity)
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“the Spirit”
G4151a current of air, i.e., breath (blast) or a breeze; by analogy or figuratively, a spirit, i.e., (human) the rational soul, (by implication) vital prin
“upon”
G1909properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e., over, upon, etc.; of re
“him”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
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