Matthew 3 Verse References

Each verse below shows all confession links that cite it, including citations where the verse appears inside a larger grouped reference.

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• Matthew 3:11

  I baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come One more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.

  3 confession links from 1 scripture reference

  • BC Belgic Confession Article 34 : Holy Baptism
  • WCF Westminster Confession of Faith (1646) Chapter 27 , paragraph 3 : Of the Sacraments
  • WCF Westminster Confession of Faith (1646) Chapter 28 , paragraph 2 : Of Baptism

• Matthew 3:15

  "Let it be so now," Jesus replied. "It is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness in this way." Then John permitted Him.

  2 confession links from 1 scripture reference

  • LBCF London Baptist Confession of Faith (1689) Chapter 8 , paragraph 4 : Of Christ The Mediator
  • WCF Westminster Confession of Faith (1646) Chapter 8 , paragraph 4 : Of Christ the Mediator

• Matthew 3:16

  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.

  3 confession links from 2 scripture references

  • BC Belgic Confession Article 9 : The Proof of the Foregoing Article of the Trinity of Persons in One God
  • LBCF London Baptist Confession of Faith (1689) Chapter 29 , paragraph 4 : Of Baptism
  • WCF Westminster Confession of Faith (1646) Chapter 2 , paragraph 3 : Of God, and of the Holy Trinity

• Matthew 3:17

  And a voice from heaven said, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased!"

  5 confession links from 3 scripture references

  • BC Belgic Confession Article 9 : The Proof of the Foregoing Article of the Trinity of Persons in One God
  • BC Belgic Confession Article 19 : The Union and Distinction of the Two Natures in the Person of Christ
  • 2HC Second Helvetic Confession Chapter 3 , paragraph 4 : Of God, His Unity and Trinity
  • WCF Westminster Confession of Faith (1646) Chapter 2 , paragraph 3 : Of God, and of the Holy Trinity
  • WCF Westminster Confession of Faith (1646) Chapter 11 , paragraph 3 : Of Justification