Matthew 3:14

New Century Version

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

Cross References

Matthew 3:13

At that time Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan River and wanted John to baptize him.

Matthew 3:15

Jesus answered, “Let it be this way for now. We should do all things that are God’s will.” So John agreed to baptize Jesus.

Luke 1:43

Why has this good thing happened to me, that the mother of my Lord comes to me?

John 1:16

Because he was full of grace and truth, from him we all received one gift after another.

Romans 1:13

Brothers and sisters, I want you to know that I planned many times to come to you, but this has not been possible. I wanted to come so that I could help you grow spiritually as I have helped the other non-Jewish people.

Romans 3:23

Everyone has sinned and fallen short of God’s glorious standard,

Romans 3:25

God sent him to die in our place to take away our sins. We receive forgiveness through faith in the blood of Jesus’ death. This showed that God always does what is right and fair, as in the past when he was patient and did not punish people for their sins.

Galatians 3:22

Instead, the Scriptures showed that the whole world is bound by sin. This was so the promise would be given through faith to people who believe in Jesus Christ.

Galatians 4:6

Since you are God’s children, God sent the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, and the Spirit cries out, “Father.”

Hebrews 7:23

When one of the other priests died, he could not continue being a priest. So there were many priests.