| John J. Pilch - Religion - 2002 - 92 pages
...to Jerusalem where he was put to death. Jesus, a Holy Man in the Israelite Tradition 38 It happened in those days that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized in the Jordan by John. On coming up out of the water he saw the heavens being torn open and the Spirit,... | |
| Colin D. Standish, Russell R. Standish - Religion - 2003 - 422 pages
...him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him. Matthew 3:16 And it came to pass in those days that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan. And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending... | |
| Robert E. Picirilli - Religion - 2003 - 468 pages
...to the fact that "Jesus is the inaugurator of" God's eschatological Kingdom ("Baptism" 43). 9 And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan. 10 And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove... | |
| Justice St. Rain, Justice Saint Rain - Bahai Faith - 2004 - 145 pages
...to John the Baptist and received the blessing of the Holy Spirit. Mark describes it this way: And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan. And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending... | |
| Demetrius Dumm - Religion - 2003 - 204 pages
...a very succinct account of the baptism of Jesus in the first chapter of Mark's Gospel: "It happened in those days that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized in the Jordan by John" (Mark 1:9). That is all that Mark tells us about the actual baptism, since the... | |
| Margie Daughtry Wigley - Religion - 2003 - 118 pages
...baptism. Your life will never be the same. You will find an inner peace that is indescribable. Mark 1:9-11 "...Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan." And straightway corning up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove... | |
| Servant Of the Lord - Religion - 2003 - 194 pages
...unquenchable fire (Hell). And many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the people. And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him. And John forbid (forbade) him, saying I have needed to... | |
| Philip Lee Williams - Fiction - 2004 - 330 pages
...phantom, and we must never forget that fact. I tell you what is said in the Gospel of Mark: And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan, And straightaway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove... | |
| Walter Curtis Lichfield - Bible - 2004 - 638 pages
...unloose. 8. I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost. 9. And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan. 10. And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove... | |
| Frederick Buechner - Religion - 2004 - 452 pages
...the print of a phone book, cluttered margins, and a text so overloaded with guides to pronunciation ("Je'-sus came from Naz'-a-reth of Gal'-i-lee and was baptized of John in Jor'-dan") and so befouled with inexplicable italics ("N6'-ah only remained alive, and they that were with him... | |
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