Matthew 3:15 - Easy To Read Version

¹⁵ Jesus answered, “Let it be this way for now. We should do all things that are right.” So John agreed to baptize {\cf2\super [45]} Jesus.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁵ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁵ But Jesus replied to him, Permit it just now; for this is the fitting way for [both of] us to fulfill all righteousness [that is, to perform completely whatever is right]. Then he permitted Him.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁵ But Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffereth him.

Common English Bible

¹⁵ Jesus answered, “Allow me to be baptized now. This is necessary to fulfill all righteousness.” So John agreed to baptize Jesus.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁵ And responding, Jesus said to him: "Permit this for now. For in this way it is fitting for us to fulfill all justice." Then he allowed him.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁵ And Jesus answering, said to him: Suffer it to be so now. For so it becometh us to fulfill all justice. Then he suffered him.

Matthew 3:15 Tagairtí Cros

Isaiah 42:21

The Lord wants his servant to be good.\par The Lord wants him to honor\par his wonderful teachings. {\cf2\super [384]} \par

Matthew 3:14

But John tried to say that he was not good enough to baptize Jesus. John said, “Why do you come to me to be baptized? I should be baptized by you!”

Luke 1:6

Zechariah and Elizabeth were truly good people before God. They did everything the Lord (God) commanded and told people to do. They were without fault.

John 13:15

I did this as an example for you. So you should do \{for each other\} like I did for you.

John 15:10

I have obeyed my Father’s commands, and I continue in his love. In the same way, if you obey my commands, you will continue in my love.

John 4:34

Jesus said, “My food is to do what the One (God) who sent me wants me to do. My food is to finish the work that he gave me to do.

John 8:29

The One (God) who sent me is with me. I always do what pleases him. So he has not left me alone.”

Hebrews 7:26

So Jesus is the kind of high priest {\cf2\super [73]} that we need. He is holy. {\cf2\super [74]} He has no sin in him. He is pure and not influenced by sinners. And he is raised above the heavens.

1 John 2:6

If a person says that he lives in God, then he must live like Jesus lived.