Matthew 3:14

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

But John tried to stop him. John said, “Why do you come to me to be baptized? I should be baptized by you!”

Cross References

Galatians 4:6

Since you are now God’s children, he has sent the Spirit of his Son into your hearts. The Spirit cries out, “Abba, Father.”

Galatians 3:22

But this is not possible. The Scriptures put the whole world in prison under the control of sin, so that the only way for people to get what God promised would be through faith in Jesus Christ. It is given to those who believe in him.

Romans 3:25

God gave Jesus as a way to forgive people’s sins through their faith in him. God can forgive them because the blood sacrifice of Jesus pays for their sins. God gave Jesus to show that he always does what is right and fair. He was right in the past when he was patient and did not punish people for their sins. And in our own time he still does what is right. God worked all this out in a way that allows him to judge people fairly and still make right any person who has faith in Jesus.

Romans 3:23

All have sinned and are not good enough to share God’s divine greatness.

John 1:16

Yes, the Word was full of grace and truth, and from him we all received one blessing after another.

Luke 1:43

You are the mother of my Lord, and you have come to me! Why has something so good happened to me?

Matthew 3:13

Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan River. He came to John, wanting John to baptize him.

Matthew 3:15

Jesus answered, “Let it be this way for now. We should do whatever God says is right.” Then John agreed.

Romans 1:13

Brothers and sisters, I want you to know that I have planned many times to come to you, but something always happens to change my plans. I would like to see the same good result among you that I have had from my work among the other non-Jewish people.

Hebrews 7:23

Also, when one of those other priests died, he could not continue being a priest. So there were many of those priests.