Matthew 3:15

NETBible

So Jesus replied 1  to him, “Let it happen now, 2  for it is right for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John 3  yielded 4  to him.

NIV ©

Jesus replied, "Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfil all righteousness." Then John consented.

NASB ©

But Jesus answering said to him, "Permit it at this time; for in this way it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness." Then he *permitted Him.

NLT ©

But Jesus said, "It must be done, because we must do everything that is right." So then John baptized him.

MSG ©

But Jesus insisted. "Do it. God's work, putting things right all these centuries, is coming together right now in this baptism." So John did it.

BBE ©

But Jesus made answer, saying to him, Let it be so now: because so it is right for us to make righteousness complete. Then he gave him baptism.

NRSV ©

But Jesus answered him, "Let it be so now; for it is proper for us in this way to fulfill all righteousness." Then he consented.

NKJV ©

But Jesus answered and said to him, "Permit it to be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness." Then he allowed Him.

KJV
And
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Jesus
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answering
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said
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unto
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him
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Suffer
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[it to be so] now
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for
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thus
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it becometh
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us
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to fulfil
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all
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righteousness
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Then
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he suffered
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him
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NASB ©
But Jesus
<2424>
answering
<611>
said
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to him,
"Permit
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it
at this
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time
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; for in this
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way
<3779>
it is fitting
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for us to fulfill
<4137>
all
<3956>
righteousness
<1343>
."
Then
<5119>
he *permitted
<863>
Him.
NET [draft] ITL
So
<1161>
Jesus
<2424>
replied
<611>

<2036>
to him
<846>
, “Let
<863>
it happen now
<737>
, for
<1063>
it is
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right for us
<2254>
to fulfill
<4137>
all
<3956>
righteousness
<1343>
.” Then
<5119>
John yielded
<863>
to him
<846>
.
GREEK
apokriyeiv
<611> (5679)
V-AOP-NSM
de
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CONJ
o
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T-NSM
ihsouv
<2424>
N-NSM
eipen
<2036> (5627)
V-2AAI-3S
autw
<846>
P-DSM
afev
<863> (5628)
V-2AAM-2S
arti
<737>
ADV
outwv
<3779>
ADV
gar
<1063>
CONJ
prepon
<4241> (5901)
V-PQP-NSN
estin
<1510> (5748)
V-PXI-3S
hmin
<2254>
P-1DP
plhrwsai
<4137> (5658)
V-AAN
pasan
<3956>
A-ASF
dikaiosunhn
<1343>
N-ASF
tote
<5119>
ADV
afihsin
<863> (5719)
V-PAI-3S
auton
<846>
P-ASM
NETBible

So Jesus replied 1  to him, “Let it happen now, 2  for it is right for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John 3  yielded 4  to him.

NET Notes

1 tn Grk “but Jesus, answering, said.” This construction with passive participle and finite verb is pleonastic (redundant) and has been simplified in the translation to “replied to him.”

2 tn Grk “Permit now.”

3 tn Grk “he”; the referent (John the Baptist) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

4 tn Or “permitted him.”