I wonder (Matthew 3:13-17)
Do baptizer and baptized constitute a hierarchy? How was Jesus’ baptism fulfilling all righteousness?
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Why did Jesus go to John to be baptized in the Jordan? How did John know that Jesus was The One? Did Matthew believe John and Jesus were cousins? If so, did he care? I wonder.
