33 I didn’t know Him, but He[a] who sent me to baptize with[b] water told me, ‘The One you see the Spirit descending and resting on—He is the One who baptizes with[c] the Holy Spirit.’(A) 34 I have seen and testified that He is the Son of God!”[d](B)

35 Again the next day, John was standing with two of his disciples.

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Footnotes

  1. 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.
  2. John 1:33 Or in
  3. John 1:33 Or in
  4. John 1:34 Other mss read is the Chosen One of God

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