Luke 3:21 - Easy To Read Version

²¹ \{Before John was put into prison,\} all the people were being baptized {\cf2\super [59]} by him. Then Jesus came and was baptized too. While Jesus was praying, the sky opened.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²¹ Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²¹ Now when all the people were baptized, and when Jesus also had been baptized, and [while He was still] praying, the [visible] heaven was opened

American Standard Version (1901)

²¹ Now it came to pass, when all the people were baptized, that, Jesus also having been baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,

Common English Bible

²¹ When everyone was being baptized, Jesus also was baptized. While he was praying, heaven was opened

Catholic Public Domain Version

²¹ Now it happened that, when all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized; and as he was praying, heaven was opened.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²¹ Now it came to pass, when all the people were baptized, that Jesus also being baptized and praying, heaven was opened;

Luke 3:21 Cross References

Matthew 14:23

After Jesus said good-bye to the people, he went up into the hills. Jesus went there alone to pray. It was late, and Jesus was there alone.

Luke 5:16

Jesus often went away to other places to be alone so that he could pray.

Luke 9:18

One time Jesus was praying alone. His followers came together there. Jesus asked them, “Who do the people say I am?”

John 1:51

Jesus also said, “I tell you the truth. You will all see heaven open. You will see ‘angels of God going up and coming down’ {\cf2\super [32]} on the Son of Man. {\cf2\super [33]} ”