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Luke 3:21

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Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.	Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,	And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Now^G1161 when all^G537 the people^G2992 were baptized^{G1722 G907}, it came to pass^G1096, that Jesus^G2424 also^G2532 being baptized^G907, and^G2532 praying^G4336, the heaven^G3772 was opened^G455,

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Original Greek

Ἐγένετο δὲ ἐν τῷ βαπτισθῆναι ἅπαντα τὸν λαὸν, καὶ Ἰησοῦ βαπτισθέντος, καὶ προσευχομένου, ἀνεῳχθῆναι τὸν οὐρανόν,

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
Ἐγένετο	Egeneto	G1096	V-2ADI-3S	it came to pass
δὲ	de	G1161	CONJ	Now
ἐν	en	G1722	PREP	were baptized
τῷ	tō	G3588	T-DSN	*
βαπτισθῆναι	baptisthēnai	G907	V-APN
ἅπαντα	hapanta	G537	A-ASM	when all
τὸν	ton	G3588	T-ASM	the
λαὸν,	laon	G2992	N-ASM	people
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	also
Ἰησοῦ	Iēsou	G2424	N-GSM	that Jesus
βαπτισθέντος,	baptisthentos	G907	V-APP-GSM	being baptized
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
προσευχομένου,	proseuchomenou	G4336	V-PNP-GSM	praying
ἀνεῳχθῆναι	aneōchthēnai	G455	V-APN	was opened
τὸν	ton	G3588	T-ASM	the
οὐρανόν,	ouranon	G3772	N-ASM	heaven

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G455 — ἀνοίγω (anoígō, an-oy'-go): I open — from ἀνά and (to open); to open up (literally or figuratively, in various applications):--open.
• G537 — ἅπας (hápas, hap'-as): all, the whole — from Α (as a particle of union) and πᾶς; absolutely all or (singular) every one:--all (things), every (one), whole.
• G907 — βαπτίζω (baptízō, bap-tid'-zo): I dip, submerge, baptize — from a derivative of βάπτω; to immerse, submerge; to make whelmed (i.e. fully wet); used only (in the New Testament) of ceremonial ablution, especially (technically) of the ordinance of Christian baptism:--Baptist, baptize, wash.
• G1096 — γίνομαι (gínomai, ghin'-om-ahee): I come into being, am born — a prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e. (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.):--arise, be assembled, be(-come, -fall, -have self), be brought (to pass), (be) come (to pass), continue, be divided, draw, be ended, fall, be finished, follow, be found, be fulfilled, + God forbid, grow, happen, have, be kept, be made, be married, be ordained to be, partake, pass, be performed, be published, require, seem, be showed, X soon as it was, sound, be taken, be turned, use, wax, will, would, be wrought.
• G1161 — δέ (dé, deh): but, on the other hand, and — a primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.:--also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
• G1722 — ἐν (en, en): in, on, among — a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between εἰς and ἐκ); "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.:--about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (… sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
• G2424 — Ἰησοῦς (Iēsoûs, ee-ay-sooce'): Jesus — of Hebrew origin (יְהוֹשׁוּעַ); Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites:--Jesus.
• G2532 — καί (kaí, kahee): and, even, also, namely — apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
• G2992 — λαός (laós, lah-os'): a people, the crowd — apparently a primary word; a people (in general; thus differing from δῆμος, which denotes one's own populace):--people.
• G3772 — οὐρανός (ouranós, oo-ran-os'): the sky, the heaven — perhaps from the same as ὄρος (through the idea of elevation); the sky; by extension, heaven (as the abode of God); by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel (Christianity):--air, heaven(-ly), sky.
• G4336 — προσεύχομαι (proseúchomai, pros-yoo'-khom-ahee): I pray, pray for — from πρός and εὔχομαι; to pray to God, i.e. supplicate, worship:--pray (X earnestly, for), make prayer.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• and praying — Luke 9:28-29, John 12:27-28
• that — Matthew 3:13-15, Mark 1:9, John 1:32-34
• the heaven — Matthew 3:16-17, Mark 1:10, John 1:32-34

Reciprocal references (5): Ezekiel 1:1, John 1:51, Acts 7:56, Acts 10:11, Revelation 4:1

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: CHURCH, THE, PRAYER
• Torrey’s: BAPTISM
• Nave’s: BAPTISM, JESUS, THE CHRIST, JOHN

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