John 1:31

And I knew him not; but that he might be made manifest to Israel, for this reason I have come immersing in water.

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.

In Context

30This is he of whom I said, After me comes a man who is now before me, for he existed before me.

32And John testified, saying: I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it remained on him.

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Cross References

Mark 1:3The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ready the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

Luke 1:76And you, child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High; for you shall go before the face of the Lord, to make ready his ways,

Luke 3:3And he came into all the country about the Jordan, preaching the immersion of repentance in order to the remission of sins;

John 1:33And I knew him not; but he that sent me to immerse in water, said to me, On whom you shall see the Spirit descending and remaining, this is he that immerses in the Holy Spirit.

Matthew Henry on John 1:30-37

John's Testimony to Christ. 29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. 30 This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me. 31 And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water. 32 And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him. 33 And I knew him not: but he that sent… Read the whole commentary →

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