The First Luminous Mystery: Gospel Parallels

¹³ Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan, unto John, to be baptized by him.

¹⁴ But John stayed him, saying: I ought to be baptized by thee, and comest thou to me?

¹⁵ And Jesus answering, said to him: Suffer it to be so now. For so it becometh us to fulfill all justice. Then he suffered him.

¹⁶ And Jesus being baptized, forthwith came out of 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.

¹⁷ And behold a voice from heaven, saying: This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

¹³ Tunc venit Jesus a Galilæa in Jordanem ad Joannem, ut baptizaretur ab eo.

¹⁴ Joannes autem prohibebat eum, dicens : Ego a te debeo baptizari, et tu venis ad me ?

¹⁵ Respondens autem Jesus, dixit ei : Sine modo : sic enim decet nos implere omnem justitiam. Tunc dimisit eum.

¹⁶ Baptizatus autem Jesus, confestim ascendit de aqua, et ecce aperti sunt ei cæli : et vidit Spiritum Dei descendentem sicut columbam, et venientem super se.

¹⁷ Et ecce vox de cælis dicens : Hic est Filius meus dilectus, in quo mihi complacui.

⁹ And it came to pass, in those days, Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized by John in the Jordan.

¹⁰ And forthwith coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit as a dove descending, and remaining on him.

¹¹ And there came a voice from heaven: Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.

⁹ Et factum est : in diebus illis venit Jesus a Nazareth Galilææ : et baptizatus est a Joanne in Jordane.

¹⁰ Et statim ascendens de aqua, vidit cælos apertos, et Spiritum tamquam columbam descendentem, et manentem in ipso.

¹¹ Et vox facta est de cælis : Tu es Filius meus dilectus, in te complacui.

²¹ Now it came to pass, when all the people were baptized, that Jesus also being baptized and praying, heaven was opened;

²² And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape, as a dove upon him; and a voice came from heaven: Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.

²¹ Factum est autem cum baptizaretur omnis populus, et Jesu baptizato, et orante, apertum est cælum :

²² et descendit Spiritus Sanctus corporali specie sicut columba in ipsum : et vox de cælo facta est : Tu es filius meus dilectus, inte complacui mihi.

²⁹ The next day, John saw Jesus coming to him, and he saith: Behold the Lamb of God, behold him who taketh away the sin of the world.

³⁰ This is he, of whom I said: After me there cometh a man, who is preferred before me: because he was before me.

³¹ And I knew him not, but that he may be made manifest in Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.

³² And John gave testimony, saying: I saw the Spirit coming down, as a dove from heaven, and he remained upon him.

³³ And I knew him not; but he who sent me to baptize with water, said to me: He upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining upon him, he it is that baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.

³⁴ And I saw, and I gave testimony, that this is the Son of God.

²⁹ Altera die vidit Joannes Jesum venientem ad se, et ait : Ecce agnus Dei, ecce qui tollit peccatum mundi.

³⁰ Hic est de quo dixi : Post me venit vir qui ante me factus est : quia prior me erat :

³¹ et ego nesciebam eum, sed ut manifestetur in Israël, propterea veni ego in aqua baptizans.

³² Et testimonium perhibuit Joannes, dicens : Quia vidi Spiritum descendentem quasi columbam de cælo, et mansit super eum.

³³ Et ego nesciebam eum : sed qui misit me baptizare in aqua, ille mihi dixit : Super quem videris Spiritum descendentem, et manentem Super eum, hic est qui baptizat in Spiritu Sancto.

³⁴ Et ego vidi : et testimonium perhibui quia hic est Filius Dei.