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NASB					Matt 3:16 After being baptized⁹⁰⁷, Jesus²⁴²⁴ came³⁰⁵ up immediately²¹¹⁷ from the water⁵²⁰⁴; and behold²⁴⁰⁰, the heavens³⁷⁷² were opened⁴⁵⁵, and ¹ ^Ahe saw³⁷⁰⁸ the Spirit⁴¹⁵¹ of God²³¹⁶ descending²⁵⁹⁷ as a dove⁴⁰⁵⁸ and ²lighting²⁰⁶⁴ on Him,
AMPLIFIED 2015					Matt 3:16 After Jesus was baptized, He came up immediately out of the water; and behold, the heavens were opened, and he (John) saw the ¹Spirit of God descending as a dove and lighting on Him (Jesus), [John 1:32]

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Or He

Lit coming upon Him

Amplified 2015 Translator's Notes:
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The descent of the Holy Spirit identified Jesus in His humanity for His ministry as the Messiah.

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Mark 1:10 Immediately coming up out of the water, He saw the heavens opening, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon Him;

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Greek Heb.

305

anabainô; from 303 and the same as 939; to go up, ascend:--arise(1), ascend(2), ascended(7), ascending(3), came(7), climbed(1), climbs(1), come(4), comes(2), coming(3), entered(2), go(6), goes(1), going(6), gone(3), got(2), grew(1), grows(1), rises(1), started on our way up(1), went(25).

455

anoigô; from 303 and oigô (to open); to open:--break(1), broke(7), open(22), opened(41), opening(2), opens(4), spoken freely(1).

907

baptizô; from 911; to dip, sink:--Baptist(3), baptize(9), baptized(51), baptizes(1), baptizing(10), ceremonially washed(1), undergo(1).

2064

erchomai; a prim. vb.; to come, go:--arrival(1), arrived(1), brought(1), came(225), come(222), comes(64), coming(87), entered(2), expected(3), fall(2), falls(1), give(1), go(1), going(2), grown(1), lighting(1), next(1), turned(1), went(18).

2117

euthus; a prim. word used as an adj. or adv.; straight, straightway:--early(1), immediately(52), just then(1), right(2), straight(6).

2316

theos; of unc. or.; God, a god:--divinely(1), God(1267), god(6), God's(27), God-fearing(1), godly(2), godly*(1), gods(8), Lord(1).

2400

idou; from 1491a, used as a demonstrative particle; look, behold:--assure(1), behold(145), here(3), lo(1), long(1), look(8), see(1), then(1), there(1), when(1), why(1), yet(1).

2424

Iêsous; of Heb. or. [3091]; Jesus or Joshua, the name of the Messiah, also three other Isr.:--Jesus(904), Jesus'(7), Joshua(3).

2597

katabainô; from 2596 and the same as 939; to go down:--brought down(1), came down(12), come down(15), comes down(4), coming(1), coming down(9), descend(3), descended(6), descending(5), descends(1), falling down(1), fell(1), go(1), go down(4), go downstairs(1), going down(3), got(1), steps down(1), went(1), went down(11).

3708

horaô; a prim. vb.; to see, perceive, attend to:--appear(2), appeared(21), appearing(1), behold(3), beware(1), certainly seen(1), do(2), look(5), look after(1), looked(12), perceive(3), recognizing(1), saw(180), see(129), seeing(20), seen(63), seen...see(1), sees(2), suffer(1), undergo(3), underwent(1), watch(2), witnessed(1).

3772

ouranos; a prim. word; heaven:--air(9), heaven(218), heavenly*(1), heavens(24), sky(22).

4058

peristera; of unc. or.; a dove:--dove(4), doves(5), pigeons(1).

4151

pneuma; from 4154; wind, spirit:--breath(3), Spirit(241), spirit(101), spirits(32), spiritual(1), wind(1), winds(1).

5204

hudôr; a prim. word; water:--water(63), waters(13).

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