31 I didn’t know Him,(A) but I came baptizing with[a] water so He might be revealed(B) to Israel.”

32 And John testified, “I watched the Spirit(C) descending from heaven like a dove, and He rested on Him.(D) 33 I didn’t know Him, but He[b] who sent me to baptize with[c] water told me, ‘The One you see the Spirit descending and resting on—He is the One who baptizes with[d] the Holy Spirit.’(E)

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Footnotes

  1. John 1:31 Or in
  2. John 1:33 He refers to God the Father, who gave John a sign to help him identify the Messiah. Vv. 32-34 indicate that John did not know that Jesus was the Messiah until the Spirit descended upon Him at His baptism.
  3. John 1:33 Or in
  4. John 1:33 Or in

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