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Matthew 3:14
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But John tried to stop him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and yet you come to me?”
But Iohn forbade him, saying, I haue need to bee baptized of thee, and commest thou to me?
But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
John would have prevented him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?"
But John tried to prevent Him, saying, "I have the need to be baptized by You, and yet You are coming to me?"
But John tried to stop him, saying, "Why do you come to me to be baptized? I need to be baptized by you!"
But John tried to prevent Him [vigorously protesting], saying, "It is I who need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?"
But Iohn earnestly put him backe, saying, I haue neede to be baptized of thee, and commest thou to me?
But John tried to prevent Him, saying, "I have need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?"
But John tried to prevent Him, saying, "I have need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?"
But John tried to prevent Him, saying, "I need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?"
But John kept objecting and said, "I ought to be baptized by you. Why have you come to me?"
But Yochanan tried to stop him. "You are coming to me? I ought to be immersed by you!"
but John urgently forbad him, saying, *I* have need to be baptised of thee; and comest *thou* to me?
But John tried to stop him, and said, I need to be baptized by you, and yet have you come to me?
But John tried to make him change his mind. "I ought to be baptized by you," John said, "and yet you have come to me!"
But John tried to prevent him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?"
But John restrained Him, saying, I have need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?
But John would have hindered him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
But John would have kept him back, saying, It is I who have need of baptism from you, and do you come to me?
But Yochanan would have hindered him, saying, "I need to be immersed by you, and you come to me?"
But John tried to stop him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and are you coming to me?"
But Juchanon prohibited him, and said, I need from thee to be baptized, and hast thou come unto me?
But John refused him; and said, I need to be baptized by thee, and hast thou come to me?
But Iohn forbad hym, saying. I haue nede to be baptized of thee, and commest thou to me?
But John would have hindered him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
But John would have hindered him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and you come to me?"
But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
John protested. "It is I," he said, "who have need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?"
And Joon forbede him, and seide, Y owe to be baptisid of thee, and thou comest to me?
But John would have hindered him, saying, I have need to be baptized of you, and you come to me?
But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized by thee, and comest thou to me?
But John tried to prevent him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and yet you come to me?"
And John tried to prevent Him, saying, "I need to be baptized by You, and are You coming to me?"
But John tried to talk him out of it. "I am the one who needs to be baptized by you," he said, "so why are you coming to me?"
John tried to stop Him. He said, "I need to be baptized by You. Do You come to me?"
John would have prevented him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?"
But, he, would have hindered him, saying - I, have, need, by thee, to be immersed, - and dost, thou, come unto me?
But John stayed him, saying: I ought to be baptized by thee, and comest thou to me?
John would have prevented him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?"
But Ihon forbade hym saynge: I ought to be baptysed of the: and comest thou to me?
but John was forbidding him, saying, `I have need by thee to be baptized -- and thou dost come unto me!'
But Iho forbade hym, saynge: I haue nede to be baptysed of the: and commest thou to me?
but John opposed him, I have need, said he, to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?
Old John balked at the idea and said, "It's the other way around! I need to be dunked by you."
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
John: Luke 1:43, John 13:6-8
I have: John 1:16, John 3:3-7, Acts 1:5-8, Romans 3:23, Romans 3:25, Galatians 3:22, Galatians 3:27-29, Galatians 4:6, Ephesians 2:3-5, Revelation 7:9-17
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 3:9 - who is able Matthew 8:8 - I am Mark 1:7 - General John 1:33 - the same Hebrews 6:2 - the doctrine
Cross-References
The snake was the most clever of all the wild animals that the Lord God had made. The snake spoke to the woman and said, "Woman, did God really tell you that you must not eat from any tree in the garden?"
I will make you and the woman enemies to each other. Your children and her children will be enemies. You will bite her child's foot, but he will crush your head."
Adam named his wife Eve. He gave her this name because Eve would be the mother of everyone who ever lived.
"God made humans to be like himself. So whoever kills a person must be killed by another person.
So you must treat clean animals differently from unclean animals. You must also treat clean birds differently from unclean birds. Don't eat any of these unclean birds or animals or things that crawl on the ground. I have made these things unclean.
May all the people living in the desert bow down to him. May all his enemies bow before him with their faces in the dirt.
You will be pulled to the ground. Your voice will rise from the ground like the voice of a ghost. Your words come like a whisper from the dirt."
Wolves and little lambs will eat together. Lions will eat hay like cattle, and snakes will eat only dust. They will not hurt or destroy each other on my holy mountain." This is what the Lord said.
They will crawl in the dust like a snake. They will shake with fear. They will be like insects crawling from their holes in the ground and coming to the Lord our God. God, they will fear and respect you!
Gill's Notes on the Bible
But John forbad him, saying,.... It appears from hence, that John knew Christ before he baptized him, and before he saw the Spirit descending and abiding on him, John 1:33 wherefore that was not a signal, whereby he should first know him but whereby his knowledge of him should be confirmed; which knowledge of him he had, not through his kindred to him, or by any conversation he had with him before, but by immediate, divine revelation: upon which account he "forbad him"; refused to administer the ordinance to him; earnestly entreated that he would not insist upon it; desired to be excused being concerned herein: and this he did, partly lest the people should think Christ was not so great a person as he had represented him to be; yea, that he was one of the penitent sinners John had admitted to his baptism; and chiefly because of the majesty and dignity of Christ's person, who he knew stood in no need of such an outward ordinance; and because of his own unworthiness to administer it to him, as is evident from what follows,
I have need to be baptized of thee; not with water baptism, which Christ never administered, but with the baptism of the Spirit, which was his peculiar office. Hence we learn, that though John was so holy a man, was filled with the Holy Ghost from his mother's womb, had such large measures of grace, and lived such an exemplary life and conversation; yet was far from thinking, that he was perfect and righteous in himself, but stood in need of Christ, and of more grace from him. He seems surprised that Christ should come to him, and make such a motion to him; when it was his duty and privilege to come to him daily for fresh supplies of grace, and always to trust in him for life and salvation;
and comest thou to me? who am of the earth, earthly, when thou art the Lord from heaven; "to me", a poor sinful creature, when thou art the Holy One of God; "to me", who am thy servant, when thou art Lord of all; "to me", who always stand in need of thy grace, when thou art God all sufficient.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
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.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Matthew 3:14. John forbad him — Earnestly and pressingly opposed him: this is the proper import of the words διεκÏÎ»ÎµÏ ÎµÎ½ Î±Ï Ïον. I have observed that δια, in composition, most frequently, if not always, strengthens the signification in classic authors. - Wakefield.
