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Luke 3:21-22 NWT
21 Now when all the people were baptized, Jesus also was baptized and, as he was praying, the heaven was opened up 22 and the holy spirit in bodily shape like a dove came down upon him, and a voice came out of heaven: "You are my Son, the beloved; I have approved you." (Psa. 2:7 ; Gen 22:2 ; Isa. 42:1)

Luke 3:21-22 CEV
(21) While everyone else was being baptized, Jesus himself was baptized. Then as he prayed, the sky opened up, (22) and the Holy Spirit came down upon him in the form of a dove. A voice from heaven said, "You are my own dear Son, and I am pleased with you." (Psa. 2:7 ; Gen 22:2 ; Isa. 42:1)

Luke 3:21-22 LITV
(21) And it happened, in the baptizing of all the people, Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened; (22) and the Holy Spirit came down in a bodily form as a dove upon Him. And there was a voice out of Heaven, saying, You are My Son, the Beloved; in You I have been delighting. (Psa. 2:7 ; Gen 22:2 ; Isa. 42:1)

Luke 3:21-22 BBE
(21) Now it came about that when all the people had been given baptism, Jesus, having had baptism with them, was in prayer, when, the heaven being open, (22) The Holy Spirit came down in the form of a dove, and a voice came from heaven, saying, You are my dearly loved Son, with whom I am well pleased. (Psa. 2:7 ; Gen 22:2 ; Isa. 42:1)

Luke 3:21-22 ALT
(21) Now it happened, while all the people [were coming] to be baptized, Jesus also having been baptized, and praying, heaven [or, the sky] was opened, (22) and the Holy Spirit descended in bodily form like a dove upon Him, and a voice came out of heaven saying, "_You_ are My Son-the Beloved-in You I am well-pleased!" (Psa. 2:7 ; Gen 22:2 ; Isa. 42:1)

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You will note the reference windows often include more than one translation of the Bible. The reason is to strive to gain the best possible understanding of the original Hebrew and Greek. Since we don't speak those languages, we rely on those who have come before and made the effort to translate those texts into English for us. Considering several translations gives the benefit of the understanding of several translation committees or individuals.
The Translations we quote are:

ALT - Analytical Literal Translation

ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).

Darby - 1889 Darby Bible

DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible

BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English

LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

KJV - King James Version

MKJV - Modern King James Version

NWT - New World Translation

Webster - 1833 Webster Bible

RV - Revised Version

YLT - Young's Literal Translation