Then Jesus went from Galilee to the Jordan River to be baptized by John.
But when he learned that the new ruler of Judea was Herod’s son Archelaus, he was afraid to go there. Then, after being warned in a dream, he left for the region of Galilee.
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?”
And when they confessed their sins, he baptized them in the Jordan River.
I did not recognize him as the Messiah, but I have been baptizing with water so that he might be revealed to Israel.”