Matthew 3:16 Cross References
Matthew 3:16
16: After his baptism, as Jesus came up out of the water, the heavens were opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and settling on him.
Mark 1:10
- And when Jesus came up out of the water, he saw the heavens split open and the Holy Spirit descending like a dove on him.
Isaiah 11:2
- And the Spirit of the LORD will rest on him--the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD.
Luke 3:21
- One day when the crowds were being baptized, Jesus himself was baptized. As he was praying, the heavens opened,
- and the Holy Spirit descended on him in the form of a dove. And a voice from heaven said, "You are my beloved Son, and I am fully pleased with you. "
John 1:31
- I didn't know he was the one, but I have been baptizing with water in order to point him out to Israel."
- Then John said, "I saw the Holy Spirit descending like a dove from heaven and resting upon him.
- I didn't know he was the one, but when God sent me to baptize with water, he told me, 'When you see the Holy Spirit descending and resting upon someone, he is the one you are looking for. He is the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.'
- I saw this happen to Jesus, so I testify that he is the Son of God. "
Isaiah 42:1
- "Look at my servant, whom I strengthen. He is my chosen one, and I am pleased with him. I have put my Spirit upon him. He will reveal justice to the nations.
Isaiah 61:1
- The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is upon me, because the LORD has appointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to comfort the brokenhearted and to announce that captives will be released and prisoners will be freed.
Acts 7:56
- And he told them, "Look, I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing in the place of honor at God's right hand!"
Colossians 1:18
- Christ is the head of the church, which is his body. He is the first of all who will rise from the dead, so he is first in everything.
- For God in all his fullness was pleased to live in Christ,
John 3:34
- For he is sent by God. He speaks God's words, for God's Spirit is upon him without measure or limit.
Ezekiel 1:1
- On July 31 of my thirtieth year, while I was with the Judean exiles beside the Kebar River in Babylon, the heavens were opened to me, and I saw visions of God.
Isaiah 59:21
- And this is my covenant with them," says the LORD. "My Spirit will not leave them, and neither will these words I have given you. They will be on your lips and on the lips of your children and your children's children forever. I, the LORD, have spoken!