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As soon as Jesus came up out of the water, He saw the heavens breaking open and the Spirit descending on Him like a dove.

Mark 1:10

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Luke 3:22Parallel Passages

Mark and Luke's accounts of Jesus' baptism — Mark's is brief and immediate ('at once'), Luke sets the scene with prayer.

and the Holy Spirit descended on Him in a bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.”

Matthew 3:16Parallel Passages

Spirit descending like a dove at baptism

As soon as Jesus was baptized, He went up out of the water. Suddenly the heavens were opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and resting on Him.

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