Why was Jesus baptized by Saint John the Baptist when Jesus was/is sinless?

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St. Gregory the Theologian (St. Gregory of Nazianzus) taught that Christ received baptism in order to make the waters of baptism life-giving for us.
This is what our priest recently taught in a homily. Jesus was baptized not for Himself, but to sanctify the waters for us.👍
 
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