Editing John the Baptist (section)

====Baptism of Jesus====
[[File:Limestone panel with the figure of St Jogn (the Baptist) in relief. Early 17th c. (8384480270).jpg|thumb|230px|Limestone relief of John the Baptist from [[Zakynthos]], [[Byzantine and Christian Museum]], [[Greece]]]]

The gospels differ on the details of the Baptism. In Mark and Luke, Jesus himself sees the heavens open and hears a voice address him personally, saying, "You are my dearly loved son; you bring me great joy". They do not clarify whether others saw and heard these things. Although other incidents where the "voice came out of heaven" are recorded in which, for the sake of the crowds, it was heard audibly, John did say in his witness that he did see the spirit coming down "out of heaven" (John 12:28–30, John 1:32).

In Matthew, the voice from heaven does not address Jesus personally, saying instead "This is my beloved son, in whom I am well pleased."

In the Gospel of John, John the Baptist himself sees the spirit descend as a dove, testifying about the experience as evidence of Jesus's status.