Mark 1:10

And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him:

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
straightway	εὐθὺς euthus	G2112	directly · adverb
up	ἀναβαίνων anabainōn	G305	to go up (literally or figuratively) · verb — present active participle, nominative singular masculine
of	ἀπό apó	G575	"off
water	ὕδατος hudatos	G5204	water (as if rainy) literally or figuratively · noun — genitive singular neuter
saw	εἶδεν eiden	G1492	used only in certain past tenses · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
heavens	οὐρανοὺς ouranous	G3772	the sky · noun — accusative plural masculine
opened	σχιζομένους schizomenous	G4977	to split or sever (literally or figuratively) · verb — present passive participle, accusative plural masculine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
Spirit	πνεῦμα pneuma	G4151	a current of air · noun — accusative singular neuter
like	ὡσεί hōseí	G5616	as if
dove	περιστερὰν peristeran	G4058	a pigeon · noun — accusative singular feminine
descending	καταβαῖνον katabainon	G2597	to descend (literally or figuratively) · verb — present active participle, accusative singular neuter
upon	ἐπί epí	G1909	properly
him	αὐτόν· auton	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative singular masculine

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Cross-references

Luke 3:22 And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in t…
John 1:31-34 And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.
Isaiah 42:1 Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to th…
Isaiah 64:1 Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence,
Matthew 3:16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of G…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 1:9-13

We have here a brief account of Christ's baptism and temptation, which were largely related Mt. 3 and 4. I. His baptism, which was his first public appearance, after he had long lived obscurely in Nazareth. O how much hidden worth is there, which in this world is either lost in the dust of contempt and cannot be known, or wrapped up in the veil of humility and will not be known! But sooner or later it shall be known, as Christ's was. 1. See how humbly he owned God, by coming to be baptized of John; and thus it became him to fulfil all righteousness. Thus he took upon him the likeness of sinful flesh, that, though he was perfectly pure and unspotted, yet he was washed as if he had been pollut…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Mark 1:3

The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight--The second of these quotations is given by Matthew and Luke in the same connection, but they reserve the former quotation till they have occasion to return to the Baptist, after his imprisonment (Mat 11:10; Luk 7:27). (Instead of the words, "as it is written in the Prophets," there is weighty evidence in favor of the following reading: "As it is written in Isaiah the prophet." This reading is adopted by all the latest critical editors. If it be the true one, it is to be explained thus--that of the two quotations, the one from Malachi is but a later development of the great primary one in Isaia…

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Adam Clarke on Mark 1:9

See the subject of these verses which contain the account of our Lord's baptism, explained. Mat 3:13-17 (note).

John Gill on Mark 1:10

And straightway coming up out of the water,.... Not John, as many think; though it was true of him, that he came up out of the water, as the administrator of the ordinance of baptism to Christ, but Christ himself; who having descended into the water, the river of Jordan, and being baptized by immersion in it by John, came up out of it; not from the river side, and up the declivity to it, but out of the river itself: when he saw the heavens opened; or "cloven", or "rent"; this may be understood, either of John, who was the spectator of all this, which was done for the manifestation of the Messiah to him, and the confirmation of his faith in him, and that he might bear record of him; and so t…

The Church Fathers

The dove is not for sale; it is given gratis. Hence it is called grace.
— Augustine of Hippo, TRACTATE ON JOHN 10.6.3

(ubi sup.) This event also, in which the Holy Ghost was seen to come down upon baptism, was a sign of spiritual grace to be given to us in baptism.
— Bede ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

Now "the Holy Spirit descended upon" the Savior "in the form of a dove", a bird that is gentle, innocent, and simple. Whence it is also commanded to us that we should imitate the innocence of doves. Such is the Holy Spirit—clean and winged and rising to the heights.
— Origen of Alexandria, HOMILIES ON THE GOSPEL OF LUKE 27

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Dictionary and topics

Dove — In their wild state doves generally build their nests in the clefts of rocks, but when domesticated “dove-cots” are prepared for them (Cant. 2:14; Jer. 48:28; Isa. 60:8). The dove was placed on the…
Baptism · General references — General references
Jesus, The Christ · .Is immersed by — .Is immersed by
John · Baptizes Jesus — Baptizes Jesus

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Mark 1:10

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 1:9-13

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Mark 1:3

Adam Clarke on Mark 1:9

John Gill on Mark 1:10

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Mark 1:10

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 1:9-13

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Mark 1:3

Adam Clarke on Mark 1:9

John Gill on Mark 1:10

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Mark 1:9-11

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Mark 1:10