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)

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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.
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33 And I myself did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water(A) told me, ‘The man on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’(B)

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