Matius 3:16
Konteks3:16 After 1 Jesus was baptized, just as he was coming up out of the water, the 2 heavens 3 opened 4 and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove 5 and coming on him.
Matius 24:29
Konteks24:29 “Immediately 6 after the suffering 7 of those days, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of heaven will be shaken. 8
[3:16] 1 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
[3:16] 2 tn Grk “behold the heavens.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).
[3:16] 3 tn Or “sky.” The Greek word οὐρανός (ourano") may be translated “sky” or “heaven,” depending on the context. The same word is used in v. 17.
[3:16] 4 tc ‡ αὐτῷ (autw, “to/before him”) is found in the majority of witnesses (א1 C Ds L W 0233 Ë1,13 33 Ï lat), perhaps added as a point of clarification or emphasis. NA27 includes the word in brackets, indicating doubts as to its authenticity.
[3:16] 5 sn The phrase like a dove is a descriptive comparison. The Spirit is not a dove, but descended like one in some sort of bodily representation.
[24:29] 6 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
[24:29] 7 tn Traditionally, “tribulation.”
[24:29] 8 sn An allusion to Isa 13:10, 34:4 (LXX); Joel 2:10. The heavens were seen as the abode of heavenly forces, so their shaking indicates distress in the spiritual realm. Although some take the powers as a reference to bodies in the heavens (like stars and planets, “the heavenly bodies,” NIV) this is not as likely.