Luke 3:21 Meaning and Explanation
“Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,”
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Read Full Chapter →When all the people were baptized, Jesus too is baptized; and as he prays, heaven is opened.
What Does Luke 3:21 Mean?
Jesus steps from the long quiet years in Nazareth into the crowd at the Jordan. Luke paints the scene gently: among all the people, numbered with them, the sinless one accepts a baptism meant for sinners, taking his place beside those he came to save.
Luke alone tells us what Jesus was doing when heaven opened: he was praying. Throughout this gospel the great moments of Jesus' life happen in prayer, and his ministry opens the same way. Heaven opens over a praying Savior, and that is no accident; prayer is where the closed sky tears open. He stands in the water with us and speaks with the Father for us, both at once.
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What does Luke 3:21 mean?
When all the people were baptized, Jesus too is baptized; and as he prays, heaven is opened.