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


In Context

12 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his floor, and gather his wheat into the granary; but he will burn the chaff with unquenchable fire.

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

14 But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized by thee, and comest thou to me?

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

16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up immediately out of the water: and lo, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:

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

Matthew 3:15 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:15And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer [it to be so] now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

3:15Jesus replied, "Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness." Then John consented.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:15And Jesus answering, said to him: Suffer it to be so now. For so it becometh us to fulfill all justice. Then he suffered him.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

3:15But Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffereth him.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:15But Jesus answering said to him, Suffer it now; for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffers him.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

3:15But Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it now: for thus it becometh us to fulfill all righteousness. Then he suffereth him.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:15But Jesus, answering, said to him, |Allow it now, for this is the fitting way for us to fulfill all righteousness.| Then he allowed him.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

3:15But Jesus answering said to him, 'Suffer now, for thus it is becoming to us to fulfil all righteousness,' then he doth suffer him.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:15And Jesus answering said to him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becomes us to fulfill all righteousness. Then he suffered him.