Discovery BoxMatthew 3:16 
Context3:16 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.
Matthew 12:18
Context12:18 “Here is 6 my servant whom I have chosen,
the one I love, in whom I take great delight. 7
I will put my Spirit on him, and he will proclaim justice to the nations.
1 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
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 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.
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.
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.
6 tn Grk “Behold my servant.”
7 tn Grk “in whom my soul is well pleased.”
