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also entered into the water of the Jordan and was baptized
by the Prophet like everybody else. Mark (i. 9) and Luke
(iii. 21), who report this baptism of Jesus by John, are un-
aware of the remarks of John on this point as mentioned
in Matthew (iii), where it is stated that the Baptist said
to Jesus: "I need to be baptized by thee, and didst thou
come to me?" To which the latter is reported to have
replied: "Let us fulfill the righteousness"; and then he bap-
tized him. The Synoptics state that the spirit of prophecy
came down to Jesus in the shape of a dove as he went out
from the water, and a voice was heard saying: "This is my
beloved son, in whom I am well pleased."
The Fourth Gospel knows nothing about Jesus being
baptized by John; but tells us that the Baptist, when he saw
by the Prophet like everybody else. Mark (i. 9) and Luke
(iii. 21), who report this baptism of Jesus by John, are un-
aware of the remarks of John on this point as mentioned
in Matthew (iii), where it is stated that the Baptist said
to Jesus: "I need to be baptized by thee, and didst thou
come to me?" To which the latter is reported to have
replied: "Let us fulfill the righteousness"; and then he bap-
tized him. The Synoptics state that the spirit of prophecy
came down to Jesus in the shape of a dove as he went out
from the water, and a voice was heard saying: "This is my
beloved son, in whom I am well pleased."
The Fourth Gospel knows nothing about Jesus being
baptized by John; but tells us that the Baptist, when he saw