Mark 1:10 And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending on him: The Holy Spirit came as a dove, a gentle, joyous creature, with no bitterness of gall, no fierceness of bite, no violence of rending claws, loving human houses, associating within one home; nurturing their young together; when they fly abroad, hanging in their flight side by side; leading their life in mutual intercourse; giving in concord the kiss of peace with the bill; in every way fulfilling the law of unanimity. This is the singleness of heart that ought to be in the Church; this is the habit of love that must be obtained. ( Cyprian.) Parallel Verses KJV: And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him: |
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