Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John.
Some people try to get out of jury duty by lying. You don’t have to lie. Tell the judge the truth. Tell him you’d make a terrific juror because you can spot guilty people [snaps fingers] just like that!George Carlin, What Am I Doing in New Jersey? (1988)
But John tried to deter him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?”Matthew 3:14 NIV
His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor, gathering his wheat into the barn and burning up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”Matthew 3:12 NIV