One of the reasons for Jesus being baptized was in order to set an example, so that no one could seriously claim to follow Jesus without copying his example of baptism by immersion.
Moja kati ya sababu za Yesu kubatizwa ilikuwa ni kuweka mfano, hivyo kwamba hakuna mtu ataweza kudai bila mzaha ya kwamba anamfuata Yesu pasipo kuiga mfano wake wa kubatizwa katika maji mengi.