King James Version
Matthew 3:13 in the King James Version says “Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.” — study this verse from Matthew chapter 3 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.”
Matthew 3:13 · KJV
I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:
Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.
Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.
But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“cometh”
G3854to become near, i.e., approach (have arrived); by implication, to appear publicly
“Jesus”
G2424jesus (i.e., jehoshua), the name of our lord and two (three) other israelites
“from”
G575"off," i.e., away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
“to”
G1909properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e., over, upon, etc.; of re
“unto”
G4314a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e., toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e., pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of,
“to be baptized”
G907to immerse, submerge; to make whelmed (i.e., fully wet); used only (in the new testament) of ceremonial ablution, especially (technically) of the ordi
“of”
G5259under, i.e., (with the genitive case) of place (beneath), or with verbs (the agency or means, through); (with the accusative case) of place (whither (
“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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