Matthew 3:15
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Matthew 3:15 is the fifteenth verse of the third chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. Jesus has come to John the Baptist to be baptized, but John balked at this, saying that he should be the one baptized. In this verse, Jesus explains why it is right that He should be baptized.
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In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads:
- 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
The World English Bible translates the passage as:
- But Jesus, answering, said to him,
- "Allow it now, for this is the
- fitting way for us to fulfill all
- righteousness." Then he allowed him.
The 1881 Westcott-Hort Greek text is:
- αποκριθεις δε ο ιησους ειπεν αυτω
- αφες αρτι ουτως γαρ πρεπον εστιν ημιν πληρωσαι πασαν δικαιοσυνην
- τοτε αφιησιν αυτον
For a collection of other versions see BibleHub Matthew 3:15