John 1:31-33

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³¹^[a]I did not recognize Him [as the Messiah]; but I came baptizing ^[b]in water so that He would be [publicly] revealed to Israel.” ³²John gave [further] evidence [testifying officially for the record, with validity and relevance], saying, “I have seen the ^[c]Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven, and He remained upon Him.^(A) ³³I did not recognize Him [as the Messiah], but He who sent me to baptize ^[d]in water said to me, ‘He upon whom you see the Spirit descend and remain, this One is He who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’

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Footnotes

John 1:31 John the Baptist and Jesus were related through their mothers, Elizabeth and Mary, but He was unknown as the Messiah until God revealed it to John at the beginning of Jesus’ ministry.
John 1:31 The Greek here can be translated in, with or by.
John 1:32 The descent of the Holy Spirit identified Jesus in His humanity for His ministry as the Messiah.
John 1:33 The Greek here can be translated in, with or by.