Matthew 3:13
Douay-Rheims
Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan, unto John, to be baptized by him.
John Chrysostom (attributed)
That Thou shouldest baptize me there is good cause, that I may be made righteous and worthy of heaven; but that I should baptize Thee, what cause is there? Every good gift comes down from heaven upon earth, not ascends from earth to heaven.
Source details
as excerpted in the Catena Aurea on Matthew 3:13-15
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.