John 1:26

Yochanan answered the Perushim, I give a tevilah in a mikveh mayim; among you is standing one of whom you do not have da'as.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;

In Context

25And the Perushim asked Yochanan, If you are not the [Rebbe], Melech HaMoshiach nor Eliyahu nor the Navi, then why do you administer the mikveh mayimʼs tevilah?

27Hu HaBah (he who comes), + 1:27 i.e., the Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach who is coming into the Olam Hazeh that is, He who comes after me, is one that I am not worthy even to untie the thong of his sandal.

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Cross References

Malachi 3:1Hineni, I will send malachi, 1 and he shall prepare the Derech before me: 1 and HaAdon (the L-rd) [Moshiach], + 3:1 Zech 4:14 whom ye seek, 1 shall suddenly come to His Heikhal, 1 even the Malach HaBrit, in whom ye have chafetz (delight): 1 hinei, He is coming, saith Hashem Tzva'os. 1

Mark 1:8I give you a tevilah in a mikveh mayim, but he + 1:8 Moshiach will give you a tevilah in the Ruach Hakodesh.

John 1:10He was in the Olam Hazeh, the Olam (world) came to be through him; + 1:10 Ps 33:6,9 yet the Olam Hazeh did not recognize him.

John 16:3And these things they will do because they did not have da'as of HaAv or of me.

John 17:25Avi HaTzaddik, indeed the world did not have da'as of You, but I knew You, and these ones knew that You sent me.

Acts 11:16And I remembered the dvar of Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Adoneinu, how he used to say, Yochanan gave a tevilah of teshuva with a mikveh mayim, but you will be given a tevilah with the Ruach Hakodesh.

Matthew Henry on John 1:20-29

John's Testimony to Christ; John Examined by the Priests. 19 And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou? 20 And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ. 21 And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No. 22 Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself? 23 He said, I am the voice of one… Read the whole commentary →

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