Matthew 3:16 Greek Word Analysis

24Andκαὶg2532
1when he was baptizedβαπτισθεὶςg907
2g3588
3JesusἸησοῦςg2424
4went upἀνέβηg305
5straightwayεὐθὺςg2117
6out ofἀπὸg575
7τοῦg3588
8the waterὕδατος·g5204
24Andκαὶg2532
10loἰδού,g2400
11were openedἀνεῴχθησανg455
27himαὐτόν·g846
13οἱg3588
14the heavensοὐρανοί,g3772
24Andκαὶg2532
16he sawεἶδενg1492
17τὸg3588
18the Spiritπνεῦμαg4151
19τοῦg3588
20of GodΘεοῦg2316
21descendingκαταβαῖνονg2597
22likeὡσεὶg5616
23a doveπεριστερὰνg4058
24Andκαὶg2532
25lightingἐρχόμενονg2064
26uponἐπ'g1909
27himαὐτόν·g846

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

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:

American Standard Version (ASV)

And Jesus when he was baptized, went up straightway from the water: and lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him;

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And Jesus, having been given baptism, straight away went up from the water; and, the heavens opening, he saw the Spirit of God coming down on him as a dove;

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And Jesus, having been baptised, went up straightway from the water, and lo, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him:

World English Bible (WEB)

Jesus, when he was baptized, went up directly from the water: and behold, the heavens were opened to him. He saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming on him.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And having been baptized, Jesus went up immediately from the water, and lo, opened to him were the heavens, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him,