matthew-3:16,-matthew-3:17

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - Matthew 3:13-17

Chapter 9 Sympathy, Inauguration, and Sympathy Providence Both Slow and Swift Review of the Chapter the True Law of Development the True Baptism Prayer Almighty God, since the darkness and the light are both alike unto thee, thou canst make it light in our hearts, even though they be under a great cloud and gloom. Thou delightest to come into the soul of man, and to shed upon it all the brightness and beauty of heavenly morning. So do thou now come unto our hearts and create all the peace of... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Matthew 3:16-17

And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Here is everything that is solemn, sublime, and glorious to be contemplated in this transaction: but of the scene itself; we can only behold with the most profound reverence and holy awe, without attempting to be wise above what is written. We behold the testimony of that glorious doctrine which is the foundation of our holy faith: that there are Three which bear record in heaven; the FATHER, the WORD, and... read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Matthew 3:16

He . . . went up, &c. Christ was in the river when he was baptized. As soon as he went out, and was praying, says St. Luke, (iii. 21,) the heavens were opened to him, or in favour of him; and he saw the Spirit of God descending: i.e. Christ himself saw the shape of the dove, which was also seen by the Baptist, as we find, John i. 33. And it was perhaps seen by all that were present. --- As a dove, or like a dove in a bodily shape. The dove was an emblem of Christ's meekness and... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 3:13-17

13-17 Christ's gracious condescensions are so surprising, that even the strongest believers at first can hardly believe them; so deep and mysterious, that even those who know his mind well, are apt to start objections against the will of Christ. And those who have much of the Spirit of God while here, see that they need to apply to Christ for more. Christ does not deny that John had need to be baptized of him, yet declares he will now be baptized of John. Christ is now in a state of... read more

Frank Binford Hole

F. B. Hole's Old and New Testament Commentary - Matthew 3:1-99

Matthew 3 THE THIRD CHAPTER presents John the Baptist without any preliminaries as to his birth or origin. He fulfilled Isaiah’s prophecy; he preached in the wilderness apart from the haunts of men; in clothing and food he was apart from the customs of men; his theme was repentance, in view of the nearness of the kingdom of heaven. It was a very unique ministry. What other preacher has selected a wilderness as the geographical sphere of his ministry? Philip the evangelist went indeed to the... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Matthew 3:16-17

The occasion must needs be marked by preternatural accompaniments: v. 16. And Jesus, when He was baptized, went up straightway out of the water; and, lo, the heavens were opened unto Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting upon Him: v. 17. and, lo, a voice from heaven, saying, This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Here was a revelation of the divine essence. As soon as Jesus had been baptized, He at once walked up the bank away from the river. His... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Matthew 3:13-17

B. Matthew 3:13-17(Second Pericope on Sunday after the Feast of Circumcision or New Year)Contents.—He who baptizes with the Spirit, and with fire, humbles Himself to submit to the baptism of water, administered to a sinful community. From this communion with sinners the Father exalts Him into communion with the blessed Trinity. The Baptist points Him out to the people as the Messiah promised to the fathers.13Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to [the] Jordan unto John, to be baptized of [by] him.... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Matthew 3:13-17

Baptized with the Spirit Matthew 3:13-17 While John was denouncing the sins of others, he was very conscious of his own. He melted in holy humility before the one nature in which his keen eye detected no trace of impurity, and he strenuously strove to forbid the incongruity of his polluted hands baptizing so pure a being as he felt Christ to be. Our Lord accepted the disclaimer but overruled it. He alone of all holy men had no consciousness of sin. “He did no sin, neither was guile found in... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Matthew 3:1-17

Here ends the old prophetic line, John being the last of the Hebrew prophets. It found a fitting end in the stem ascetic who roused the nation and with vehement passion denounced their rebellion, and announced the King in the words, "Repent ye, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand." The herald graphically proclaimed the nature of the King's work. Scattering and destructive, witness the fan and the fire. Purifying and constructive, witness the cleansing and the gathering. What a thrill must... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Matthew 3:1-17

The Preaching and Baptism of John Matthew 3:1-17 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We wish to present the great theme of John the Baptist as he preached in the wilderness of Judea. 1. There is the positive statement, "The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand." Was John mistaken? Some say so; we say nay. The Kingdom of Heaven was at hand, because the King was at hand. If John were mistaken, then Christ was also mistaken, for we read in Matthew 4:17 : "From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for... read more