Matthew 3:11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire: - Free Bible Online
Matthew 3:11 "As for me, I baptize you with water for repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, and I am not fit to remove His sandals; He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
11. I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance--(See on
Mt 3:6);
but he that cometh after me is mightier than I--In Mark and Luke
this is more emphatic--"But there cometh the Mightier than I"
(Mr 1:7;
Lu 3:16).
whose shoes--sandals.
I am not worthy to bear--The sandals were tied and untied, and borne
about by the meanest servants.
he shall baptize you--the emphatic "He": "He it is," to the exclusion
of all others, "that shall baptize you."
with the Holy Ghost--"So far from entertaining such a thought as laying
claim to the honors of Messiahship, the meanest services I can render to
that 'Mightier than I that is coming after me' are too high an honor for
me; I am but the servant, but the Master is coming; I administer but the
outward symbol of purification; His it is, as His sole prerogative, to
dispense the inward reality." Beautiful spirit, distinguishing this
servant of Christ throughout!
and with fire--To take this as a distinct baptism from that of the
Spirit--a baptism of the impenitent with hell-fire--is exceedingly
unnatural. Yet this was the view of ORIGEN
among the Fathers; and among
moderns, of NEANDER,
MEYER,
DE
WETTE, and
LANGE. Nor is it much better
to refer it to the fire of the great day, by which the earth and the
works that are therein shall be burned up. Clearly, as we think, it is
but the fiery character of the Spirit's operations upon the
soul--searching, consuming, refining, sublimating--as nearly all good
interpreters understand the words. And thus, in two successive clauses,
the two most familiar emblems--water and fire--are employed to
set forth the same purifying operations of the Holy Ghost upon the soul.
JFB.
Questions Related to this Verse
Where in Scripture does it mention The baptism of the Holy Spirit?Where in Scripture does it talk about Confessing Christ?
Where In Scripture Does It Talk About The Holy Spirit?
Where In Scripture does John the Baptist give testimony about Jesus as messiah?
Where in Scripture does it imply the Trinity?
Where In Scripture Does It Say That The Holy Spirit Makes The Believer Holy?
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Brief Summary: John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, Jesus is baptized, and John sees the Holy Spirit descending upon him like a dove, and he hears a voice from heaven saying this is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased.
Matthew Chapter 3
Matthew 3:16-17 - 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: And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
Outline
The preaching of John the Baptist (Matthew 3:1-6)
John reproves the Pharisees and Sadducees (Matthew 3:7-12)
The baptism of Jesus (Matthew 3:13-17)
Summary
1 The King's Herald
13 The King's baptism
Jesus is Baptized
Jesus is baptized, the dove descends, he hears the Father's
voice
Topics for Bible Study
In Those Days Came
John The Baptist
Preaching
The Wilderness Of Judaea
Repent
The Kingdom Of Heaven Is At Hand
This Is He
Spoken Of By The Prophet Isaiah
The Voice Of One Crying In The Wilderness
Prepare Ye The Way Of The Lord
Make His Paths Straight
John Had His Raiment Of Camel's Hair
Leather Girdle About His Loins
His Meat Was Locusts And Wild Honey
Then Went Out To Him Jerusalem
All Judea
All The Region Round About Jordan
Baptized Of Him In Jordan
Confessing Their Sins
Pharisees And Sadducees
Generation Of Vipers
Who Hath Warned You To Flee From The Wrath To Come
Bring Fruits Meet For Repentance
Do Not Think We Have Abraham To [Our] Father
God Is Able Of These Stones To Raise Up Children Unto Abraham
Axe Is Laid Unto The Root Of The Trees
Every Tree Which Bringeth Not Forth Good Fruit Is Hewn Down
Cast Into The Fire
Baptize You With Water Unto Repentance
He That Cometh After Me Is Mightier Than I
Whose Shoes I Am Not Worthy To Bear
He Shall Baptize You With The Holy Ghost
He Shall Baptize You With Fire
Fan [Is] In His Hand
He Will Throughly Purge His Floor
Gather His Wheat Into The Garner
He Will Burn Up The Chaff With Unquenchable Fire
Then Cometh Jesus From Galilee To Jordan Unto John
To Be Baptized Of Him
John Forbad Him
I Have Need To Be Baptized Of Thee, And Comest Thou To Me
Suffer [It To Be So] Now
Thus It Becometh Us To Fulfil All Righteousness
Jesus, When He Was Baptized, Went Up Straightway Out Of The
Water
The Heavens Were Opened Unto Him
He Saw The Spirit Of God Descending Like A Dove
And Lighting Upon Him
A Voice From Heaven, Saying
This Is My Beloved Son, In Whom I Am Well Pleased
Dove Descending
Painting of a dove descending out of Heaven
Historical Background
John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of
Judea, Jesus is baptized, and John sees the Holy Spirit
descending upon him like a dove, and he hears a voice from
heaven saying this is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased.
Ancient Customs
Preaching
Camel's Hair
Leather Girdle
Locusts
Wild Honey
Confessing Sins
Vipers
Fruits
Stones
Axe
Purge His Floor
Gather His Wheat
Shoes
Dove
Ancient People
John the Baptist
Isaiah
Pharisees
Sadducees
Abraham
Jesus
The Holy Spirit
The Father
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Wilderness Of Judaea
Kingdom Of Heaven
Jerusalem
Judea
The Jordan
Galilee
Heaven
Maps
Map of Ancient Israel - The Jordan River
Jesus Written in Hebrew
The Name Jesus In Ancient Hebrew Text
"Yeshua" in First Century Hebrew Text. This is how the name
"Jesus" would have been written in ancient Hebrew documents. The
four letters or consonants from right to left are Yod, Shin, Vav,
Ayin (Y, SH, OO, A). Jesus is the Greek name for the Hebrew name
Joshua or Y'shua which means "The LORD or Yahweh is Salvation".
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