King James Version with Apocrypha
"But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?"
— Matthew 3:14, King James Version with Apocrypha
“But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?”
“But John would have hindered him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me? ”
“But John would have hindered him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and you come to me?"”
“But John tried to prevent him, saying,“I need to be baptized by you, and yet you come to me?””
“But John stayed him, saying: I ought to be baptized by thee, and comest thou to me?”
“But John would have kept him back, saying, It is I who have need of baptism from you, and do you come to me?”
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:
Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.
Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.
But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.
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.