Matthew 3:14
New Testament • 6 words with Strong's data
"But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?"
Word-by-Word Analysis
Ἰωάννης
Iōánnēs
Joannes (i.e. Jochanan), the name of four Israelites
διακωλύω
diakōlýō
to hinder altogether, i.e. utterly prohibit
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
חָסֵר
châçêr
to lack; by implication, to fail, want, lessen
βαπτίζω
baptízō
to immerse, submerge; to make whelmed (i.e. fully wet); used only (in the New Testament) of ceremonial ablution, especially (technically) of the ordin...
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
Key Terms in This Verse
βαπτίζω baptízō
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
Study G907 →Cross References
But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.
Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.
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