King James Version

Matthew 3:16

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:

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “now” (δὲ) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to Him” (αὐτῷ) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “and” (καὶ) before he saw here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (τὸ) before Spirit here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (τοῦ) before God here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “and” (καὶ) before alighting here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

βαπτισθεὶςbaptistheiswhen he was baptizedβαπτίζω (baptizō)verb, aorist passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “when he was baptized”, a single actionG907lit: I dip, submerge, but specifically of ceremonial dipping; I baptize.when he was baptizedδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.εὐθὺςeuthusimmediatelyεὐθύςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “immediately”, the subject formG2117adj: (a) straight of direction, as opposed to crooked, (b) upright; adv: immediately.This verse uses “immediately”.Strong’s files this form under G2112 (εὐθέως).ἀνέβηanebēwent upἀναβαίνω (anabainō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “went up”, a single actionG305I go up, mount, ascend; of things: I rise, spring up, come up.went upἀπὸapoout ofἀπόpreposition — “out of”G575from, away from.out ofτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ὕδατοςhudatoswaterὕδωρ (hudōr)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “water”, the of-formG5204water.the waterκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἰδοὺidouloἰδούparticle — “lo”G2400See! Lo! Behold! Look!.loἠνεῴχθησανēneōchthēsanwere openedἀνοίγω (anoigō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “were opened”, a single actionG455I open.were openedοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.οὐρανοίouranoiheavenοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “heaven”, the subject formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andεἶδενeidenseeὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “see”, a single actionG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.This verse uses “see”.Strong’s files this form under G1492 (εἴδω, see/know).he sawπνεῦμαpneumaSpiritπνεῦμαnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “Spirit”, the object formG4151wind, breath, spirit.This verse uses “spirit”.the Spiritθεοῦtheouof Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.of Godκαταβαῖνονkatabainondescendingκαταβαίνω (katabainō)verb, present active participle, accusative, singular, neuter — “descending”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2597I go down, come down, either from the sky or from higher land, descend.descendingὡσεὶhōseilikeὡσείconjunction — “like”G5616as if, as it were, like; with numbers: about.This verse uses “like”.likeπεριστερὰνperisterana doveπεριστερά (peristera)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “a dove”, the object formG4058a dove, pigeon.a doveἐρχόμενονerchomenonlightingἔρχομαι (erchomai)verb, present middle participle, accusative, singular, neuter — “lighting”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2064I come, go.lightingἐπ’epuponἐπί (epi)preposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.uponαὐτόνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.him

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αὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And having been baptized, Jesus went up immediately from the water, and lo, opened to him were the heavens, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him,

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American Standard Version (1901)

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;

Young’s Literal Translation

And having been baptized, Jesus went up immediately from the water, and lo, opened to him were the heavens, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him,

World English Bible

Jesus, 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.

Darby Translation

And Jesus, having been baptised, went up straightway from the water, and lo, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him:

Douay-Rheims

And Jesus being baptized, forthwith came out of the water: and lo, the heavens were opened to him: and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him.

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