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Matthew 3:16

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3:16 After 1  Jesus was baptized, just as he was coming up out of the water, the 2  heavens 3  opened 4  and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove 5  and coming on him.

Matthew 12:18

Context

12:18Here is 6  my servant whom I have chosen,

the one I love, in whom I take great delight. 7 

I will put my Spirit on him, and he will proclaim justice to the nations.

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[3:16]  1 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[3:16]  2 tn Grk “behold the heavens.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).

[3:16]  3 tn Or “sky.” The Greek word οὐρανός (ourano") may be translated “sky” or “heaven,” depending on the context. The same word is used in v. 17.

[3:16]  4 tcαὐτῷ (autw, “to/before him”) is found in the majority of witnesses (א1 C Ds L W 0233 Ë1,13 33 Ï lat), perhaps added as a point of clarification or emphasis. NA27 includes the word in brackets, indicating doubts as to its authenticity.

[3:16]  5 sn The phrase like a dove is a descriptive comparison. The Spirit is not a dove, but descended like one in some sort of bodily representation.

[12:18]  6 tn Grk “Behold my servant.”

[12:18]  7 tn Grk “in whom my soul is well pleased.”



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