Luke 3:21

¹⁹ But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip’s wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,

²⁰ Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.

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

²² And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.

²³ And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as He was praying, heaven was opened,
KJV: Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,
WEB: Now when all the people were baptized, Jesus also had been baptized and was praying. The sky was opened,
ASV: Now it came to pass, when all the people were baptized, that, Jesus also having been baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,
DARBY: And it came to pass, all the people having been baptised, and Jesus having been baptised and praying, that the heaven was opened,
BLB: Now it came to pass, in all the people having been baptized and Jesus having been baptized and praying, [that] heaven was opened,

ÅB: Men det skjedde da alt folket lot seg døpe, og Jesus var blitt døpt og ba, da åpnet himmelen seg,
OTB: Da hele folket ble døpt, ble også Jesus døpt. Og mens han ba, åpnet himmelen seg,
B1930: Men det skjedde da alt folket lot sig døpe, og Jesus var blitt døpt og bad, da åpnet himmelen sig,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

John 1:32–34
And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.
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Matthew 3:13–17
Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.
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Luke 5:16
And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.
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John 12:27–28
Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour.
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Mark 1:9–11
And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan.
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Matthew 14:23
And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone.
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Luke 9:28–29
And it came to pass about an eight days after these sayings, he took Peter and John and James, and went up into a mountain to pray.
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Luke 9:18
And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Whom say the people that I am?
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