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But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

I have a baptism (βαπτισμα δε εχω). Once again Jesus will call his baptism the baptism of blood and will challenge James and John …

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

A baptism. See Barnes' notes on Matthew 20:22.

Am I straitened. How I earnestly desire that it were accomplished! Since th…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

I have a baptism to be baptized with.—Here we have a point of contact with the words spoken to the sons of Zebedee (see n…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

The previous section leads into this paragraph about the personal crises Christ precipitates. It is difficult to determine the precise meaning of “…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

But I have a baptism to be baptized with. By these words our Lord asserts that there remains nothing but his last act, that by his death h…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

But I have a baptism to be baptized with
Not water baptism, for he had been baptized with that already; nor the bapt…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

All are to apply to themselves what Christ says in His word and to inquire about it. No one is left so ignorant that they do not know many things t…

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