Note 1 at Mt. 3:15: Jesus had no sin (1 Pet. 2:22); therefore He didn't need John's baptism of repentance for the remission of His sins, yet He was baptized. This had two purposes. (1) It publicly announced Jesus as the Lamb of God to the people (Jn. 1:29,31). (2) It fulfilled the prophecy of Daniel 9:24 as Jesus was anointed (Acts 10:38) by the Holy Ghost (v. 16) and empowered to begin His ministry. If Jesus needed to be anointed, how much more do we (Lk. 24:49 with Acts 1:8 and 2:1-4).