Guru Tradition

In the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament of the Holy Bible, John the Baptist tells the people: 
'I baptize you with water for repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry; He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.’                         (Matthew 3:11) 

Another passage from the book of Matthew says: 
‘Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him. John would have prevented him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?" But Jesus answered him, "Let it be so now; for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness." Then he consented. And when Jesus was baptized, he went up immediately from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and alighting on him; and lo, a voice from heaven saying, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased."                                                                                             (Matthew 3:13-17) 

The baptism of Jesus indicates Jesus’ respect for the ancient Guru tradition: 
". . . for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness."

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