Mark 1

The Baptism of Jesus

9 In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. [Matt 3:13-17; Luke 3:21, 22; John 1:32] 10 *1:10 Mark uses the word "immediately" almost forty times in his gospel.Immediately coming up out of the water, he (John) saw the heavens torn open, and the *1:10 The three persons of the Godhead were present: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.Spirit like a dove descending on Him (Jesus);