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John 1:31 KJV
John · chapter 1 · verse 31
And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.John 1:31 · King James Version
John 1:31 in context
29The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
30This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me.
31And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.
32And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.
33And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- baptizingbaptizōto dip repeatedly, to immerse, to submerge , to cleanse by dipping or submerging, to…G907 →
- manifestphaneroōto make manifest or visible or known what has been hidden or unknown, to manifest…G5319 →
- IsraelisraēlIsrael = " he shall be a prince of God" , the name given to the patriarch Jacob…G2474 →
- kneweidōto see, to perceive with the eyes, to perceive by any of the senses, to perceive, notice…G1492 →
- comeerchomaito come, of persons, to come from one place to another, and used both of persons arriving…G2064 →
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We have in these verses an account of John's testimony concerning Jesus Christ, which he witnessed to his own disciples that followed him. As soon as ever Christ was baptized he was immediately hurried into the wilderness, to be tempted; and there he was forty days.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 29-36