John Baptizes Jesus - Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him. And John tried to prevent Him, saying, "I need to be baptized by You, and are You coming to me?" But Jesus answered and said to him, "Permit it to be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness." Then he allowed Him. When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately.
At first glance, the purpose Jesus' baptism is unclear. John's baptism was the baptism of repentance (Matthew 3:11), but Jesus was sinless and had no need of repentance. Even John was taken aback at Jesus' coming to him.
John recognized his own sin and was aware that he, a sinful man in need of repentance himself, was unfit to baptize the spotless Lamb of God: "I need to be baptized by. Matthew 3:13-17 The Baptism of Jesus 13 k Then Jesus came l from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him. 14 m John would have prevented him, saying, " I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me? " 15 But Jesus answered him, " Let it be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.
Conclusion Jesus's baptism by John was not merely a passing event. It was a crucial time in salvation history, demonstrating His obedience to the Father, identifying with humanity, foreshadowing His sacrificial role, and inaugurating His public ministry. People came to be baptized by John, who told them about the Messiah and urged them to repent.
"I am baptizing you with water," John had told the people, "but one mightier than I is coming. After all, John knew quite well who Jesus was. John was the babe that leapt in Elizabeth's womb at the Visitation; John pronounced him "the one mightier than I" and even challenged Jesus when he appeared at the Jordan to be baptized, saying, "I should be baptized by you." John knew that Jesus was the Messiah he came to proclaim.
Here's the Bible story summary of Jesus' baptism detailing how and why our Savior was baptized by John the Baptist. John the Baptist taught the people about Jesus Christ. He told them to repent of their sins and be baptized.
John baptized those who repented of their sins. Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him. John would have prevented him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?".
1 To Do What is Fitting In verse 15, Jesus says of his baptism, "It is fitting" (Matthew 3:15). The general purpose of John's baptism is stated by Mark. He says, "John came baptising in the wilderness and preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins" (Mark 1:4).
That cannot be the purpose of baptising Jesus, however, because "He did no sin nor was any deceit found in his.