KJV ORIGINAL
And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Jesus replied, 'Just let it happen for now — this is how we're supposed to do what's right.' So John went ahead with it.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes doing the right thing means going along with God's plan even when it doesn't make total sense yet.
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