마태복음 3:16 KRV

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 3:16

The dove-Spirit on Christ. "Descending like a dove, and lighting upon him." Comparing the accounts given by the evangelists, it still remains uncertain whether what was seen by John actually had the form of a dove, or hovered or brooded as a descending bird does. But for our fixed associations, and the familiar comments, we should be more willing to see that the brooding, resting, abiding of the Spirit on Jesus, is the thing intended to be set prominently before us by the figure. It will be... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 3:16-17

The heavenly attestation of the Sonship of Jesus. The singular and thrilling event recorded in these verses is recorded also by St. Mark ( Mark 1:9-11 )and by St. Luke ( Luke 3:21 , Luke 3:22 ) in an equally full manner, while it is distinctly alluded to by St. John ( John 1:32 , John 1:33 ). It is remarkable that, though nothing is said either way, we are left to conclude that the vision was confined to the two only—Jesus himself and John the Baptist. From that time John, who had ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 3:16-17

The baptism of Jesus by the Holy Ghost. After receiving John's baptism, Jesus "went up straightway from the water." He did not remain to make confession of sin, and for the obvious reason that he had none. He went up "from the water," or ascended the outer hank of the Jordan; for John appears to have ministered his baptism within the double bank of that river. Then "lo, the heavens were opened unto him," etc. An interval is here clearly marked between the baptism of John and that of the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 3:16

Out of the water - This shows that he had descended to the river. It literally means, “he went up directly from the water.” The original does not imply that they had descended into the river, and it cannot be proved, therefore, from this passage, that his baptism was by immersion; nor can it be proved that even, if his baptism was by immersion, that therefore the same mode is binding on people now. In order to demonstrate from this passage that immersion is essential, it is necessary to... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 3:16

Matthew 3:16. And Jesus, when he was baptized, &c. Hereby he was, 1st, installed into his ministerial office, as the priests were by washing, Exodus 29:4; Leviticus 8:6; Leviticus 2:0 d, engaged solemnly in the same military work with us against sin and Satan; 3d, admitted a member of the gospel Church, as he was before of the Jewish, by circumcision; 4th, he was baptized as a public person, the Head of his Church, in whom, and by virtue of whose baptism, all his members are baptized... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 3:13-17

16. Baptism of Jesus (Matthew 3:13-17; Mark 1:9-11; Luke 3:21-22; John 1:29-34)In due course John publicly introduced Jesus as the Messiah, the Son of God, for whom he had prepared the way. John’s introduction contained none of the popular Jewish ideas of a political or military leader who would bring in a golden age for Israel. Instead it suggested that the Messiah would die, like a lamb offered in sacrifice for the cleansing of sin (John 1:29-30). John then pointed out that he himself was not... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 3:16

out of = away from. Greek. apo. App-104 . from. Greek. apo. lo. Figure of speech Asterismos ( App-6 ), for emphasis. He saw: i.e. the Lord saw. the Spirit of God. Note the Articles, and see App-101 . God. See App-98 . like = as if. Greek. hosei = sis it were (not homoios = resembling in form or appearance): referring to the descent, not to bodily form as in Mark 1:10 . In Luke 3:22 hosei may still be connected with the manner of descent, the bodily form referring to the Spirit. ... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 3:16

And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway from the water: and lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him.Straightway from the water strongly suggests immersion as the action, that constitutes Scriptural baptism. Immersion is the only "kind" of baptism in which the person being baptized goes to the water before the act and leaves the water behind after the act! Who had the authority to change the action called baptism?... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 3:16

Matthew 3:16. The heavens were opened unto him— That is to say, to John; to whose view, as well as to that of the Saviour, this wonderful vision was presented. St. Mark has so expressed it, as plainly to refer the seeing it to Christ; and John the Baptist has in another place assured us, that he saw it, and took particular notice of it, as the sign he was directed to observe, as the distinguishing characteristic of the Messiah. See John 1:32; John 1:34. The Greek word ευθυς, rendered... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Matthew 3:16

16. And Jesus when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water—rather, "from the water." Mark has "out of the water" ( :-). "and"—adds Luke ( :-), "while He was praying"; a grand piece of information. Can there be a doubt about the burden of that prayer; a prayer sent up, probably, while yet in the water—His blessed head suffused with the baptismal element; a prayer continued likely as He stepped out of the stream, and again stood upon the dry ground; the work before Him, the needed... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 3:16

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 3:16-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 3:16-17

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 3:16

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 3:16

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 3:13-17

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 3:16

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 3:16

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 3:16

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Matthew 3:16

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