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And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered Him. |
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. |
But Jesus answering said to him, “Permit it at this time; for in this way it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he permitted Him. |
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Jesus replied, “Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John consented. |
But Jesus replied to him, Permit it just now; for this is the fitting way for [both of] us to fulfill all righteousness [that is, to perform completely whatever is right]. Then he permitted Him. |
But answering, Jesus said to him, Permit it at this time, for thus is it fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness. Then he acceded to His wishes. |
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But Jesus replied, “It is right for us to meet all the Law’s demands – let it be so now.” Then John agreed to baptise Him. |
But Jesus answered him, “Let it be so now, for this is the fitting way for both of us to do our full duty to God (Greek, to fulfill all righteousness).” Then he yielded to Him. |
And 1161 Jesus 2424 answering 611 said 2036 unto 4314 him, 846 Suffer 863 it to be so now: 737 for 1063 thus 3779 it 2076 becometh 4241 us 2254 to fulfil 4137 all 3956 righteousness. 1343 Then 5119 he suffered 863 Him. 846 |
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- A Voice in the Wilderness; Men Called Him Master - Elwyn Allen Smith In the first chapter of this excellent novelization of the gospels, John and Andrew are with the Baptizer.
- The Wiles of the Adversary in the Spiritual Sphere Concerning Revelations, the Voice of the Lord, Guidance, and Liberty.; The Warfare With Satan and the Way of Victory - Jesse Penn-Lewis Let us see that we are now encased safely in the heavenly armour, under the protection of the Blood of the Lamb, as we take the sword of the Spirit, the Word of God, and unveil some of the wiles of the devil which he plans around some aspects of the life in the spiritual sphere.