Luke 3:21

Now when ¹  all the people were baptized, Jesus also was baptized. And while he was praying, ²  the heavens ³  opened,

biblegateway Luk 3:21

When all the people were being baptised, Jesus was baptised too. And as he was praying, heaven was opened

biblegateway Luk 3:21

Now when all the people were baptized, Jesus was also baptized, and while He was praying, heaven was opened,

biblegateway Luk 3:21

One day when the crowds were being baptized, Jesus himself was baptized. As he was praying, the heavens opened,

biblegateway Luk 3:21

After all the people were baptized, Jesus was baptized. As he was praying, the sky opened up

SABDAweb Luk 3:21

Now it came about that when all the people had been given baptism, Jesus, having had baptism with them, was in prayer, when, the heaven being open,

bibleoremus Luk 3:21

Now when all the people were baptized, and when Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the heaven was opened,

biblegateway Luk 3:21

When all the people were baptized, it came to pass that Jesus also was baptized; and while He prayed, the heaven was opened.

biblegateway Luk 3:21

Now when ¹  all the people were baptized, Jesus also was baptized. And while he was praying, ²  the heavens ³  opened,

¹ tn Grk “Now it happened that when.” The introductory phrase ἐγένετο (egeneto, “it happened that”), common in Luke (69 times) and Acts (54 times), is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

² tn Grk “and while Jesus was being baptized and praying.” The first of these participles has been translated as a finite verb to be more consistent with English style.

³ tn Or “the sky”; the Greek word οὐρανός (ouranos) may be translated “sky” or “heaven,” depending on the context. In this context, although the word is singular, the English plural “heavens” connotes the Greek better than the singular “heaven” would, for the singular does not normally refer to the sky.