21 Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,



Ver. 21. And praying, the heaven was opened] Prayer is the key of God’s kingdom, and must be used, as at other times, so especially when we or ours receive the sacraments; though the most, if urged hereto, must say, if they say truly, as 1Sa_17:39, I cannot go with these accoutrements, for I am not accustomed to them.