Greek
Καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν ἐκείναις ταῖς ἡμέραις ἦλθεν Ἰησοῦς ἀπὸ Ναζαρὲτ τῆς Γαλιλαίας καὶ ἐβαπτίσθη εἰς τὸν Ἰορδάνην ὑπὸ Ἰωάννου
Transliterated
kai egeneto en ekeinais tais hēmerais ēlthen Iēsous apo Nazaret tēs Galilaias kai ebaptisthē eis ton Iordanēn hypo Iōannou
Literal English
And it came to pass in those - days [that] came Jesus from Nazareth - of Galilee And was baptized for the Jordan by John
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English
9And it happened in those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was submerged in the Jordan by John.
Commentary
† Although Jesus is the Anointed Son of God who comes after St. John the Baptist, and He has no sin to cleanse, He too humbles himself by being submerged in the ceremonial act of purification. Jesus, who asks His followers to receive the Sacrament of Baptism, was also not a hypocrite.