JESUS, GOD'S SON, IS BAPTIZED BY JOHN

Passage: Mark 1:9-13

Key verse: 11

NIV

The Baptism and Testing of Jesus(A)(B)

9 At that time Jesus came from Nazareth(C) in Galilee and was baptized by John(D) in the Jordan. 10 Just as Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw heaven being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove.(E) 11 And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son,(F) whom I love; with you I am well pleased.”(G)

12 At once the Spirit sent him out into the wilderness, 13 and he was in the wilderness forty days,(H) being tempted[a] by Satan.(I) He was with the wild animals, and angels attended him.

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  1. Mark 1:13 The Greek for tempted can also mean tested.
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ESV

The Baptism of Jesus

9 (A)In those days Jesus (B)came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. 10 And when he came up out of the water, immediately he (C)saw (D)the heavens being torn open (E)and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. 11 And (F)a voice came from heaven, (G)“You are my beloved Son;[a] with you I am well pleased.”

The Temptation of Jesus

12 (H)The Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness. 13 (I)And he was in the wilderness forty days, being (J)tempted by (K)Satan. And he was with the wild animals, and (L)the angels were ministering to him.

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  1. Mark 1:11 Or my Son, my (or the) Beloved
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1. Jesus accepts his mission (9-11)

Jesus was sinless, so he did not need the baptism of repentance. But he came from Nazareth to be baptized by John in the Jordan. He humbly accepted God's history and God's mission, and through his baptism, he stepped into God's redemptive history to fulfill all the promises of God. God was pleased. The Holy Spirit came to equip Jesus for his task.

2. Tempted by Satan (12-13)

A man who accepts God's mission is marked for the devil's attack. So, Satan, mankind's real enemy, attacked Jesus. His tool was temptation. Jesus did not accept the devil's seductive words, but defeating him was a hard fight. His weapon was the word of God (Mt 4). After the devil gave up (for the time being) and left, angels came and ministered to Jesus. The spiritual struggle is exhausting.

Prayer: Lord, help me to accept the mission you have for me; give me your Spirit and your word so that I may do battle with Satan and win.

One Word: God was pleased with Jesus