Event · Jesus and the Gospels
The baptism of Jesus
The baptism of JesusMatthew 3:13–17About AD 28-30 or 30-333 parallel accounts
Jesus is baptised by John; the Spirit descends like a dove and a voice from heaven says, "This is my beloved Son."
- Main passage Matthew 3:13–17
- Also told in Mark 1:9–11Luke 3:21–22John 1:29–34
People JesusJohn the Baptist
- Place in the order
- Explicit biblical sequence Scripture itself gives the order of these events.
- Historical setting
- About AD 28-30 or 30-33 Disputed date
Luke 3:1 dates John the Baptist's ministry to the fifteenth year of Tiberius (about AD 28/29). The ministry's length is reckoned from the Passovers John mentions; the end is usually placed in AD 30 or 33.
Proposals: AD 28-30; AD 30-33
Stories and studies John Baptizes Jesus
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Matthew 3:13–17 WEB
13Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him. 14But John would have hindered him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and you come to me?” 15But Jesus, answering, said to him, “Allow it now, for this is the fitting way for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he allowed him. 16Jesus, when he was baptized, went up directly from the water: and behold, the heavens were opened to him. He saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming on him. 17Behold, a voice out of the heavens said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”