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Mark 1:10

The Holy SpiritBaptism

8 I baptize you with water, but He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”

9 In those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.

As soon as Jesus came up out of the water, He saw the heavens breaking open and the Spirit descending on Him like a dove.

11 And a voice came from heaven: “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.”

12 At once the Spirit drove Jesus into the wilderness,

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BSB
As soon as Jesus came up out of the water, He saw the heavens breaking open and the Spirit descending on Him like a dove.
KJV
And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him:
WEB
Immediately coming up from the water, he saw the heavens parting and the Spirit descending on him like a dove.
ASV
And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens rent asunder, and the Spirit as a dove descending upon him:
DARBY
And straightway going up from the water, he saw the heavens parting asunder, and the Spirit, as a dove, descending upon him.
BLB
And immediately, going up out of the water, He saw the heavens being torn open and the Spirit descending like a dove to Him.
ÅB
og straks da han steg opp av vannet, så han himmelen åpne seg og Ånden komme ned over ham som en due.
OTB
Straks han steg opp av vannet, så han himmelen åpne seg og Ånden komme ned over ham som en due.
B1930
og straks da han steg op av vannet, så han himmelen åpne sig og Ånden komme ned over ham som en due.

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Cross references

  • John 1:31–34

    I myself did not know Him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that He might be revealed to Israel.”

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  • Luke 3:22

    and the Holy Spirit descended on Him in a bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.”

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  • Isaiah 42:1

    “Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations.

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  • Isaiah 64:1

    If only You would rend the heavens and come down, so that mountains would quake at Your presence,

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  • Matthew 3:16

    As soon as Jesus was baptized, He went up out of the water. Suddenly the heavens were opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and resting on Him.

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