John 3:28

You yourselves stand as eidus (witness) to me, that I said I am not the Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, but I have been sent gevorn forois before him (forerunner). + 3:28 Mal 3:1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.

In Context

27In reply, Yochanan said, A man is not able to receive anything, unless it has been given to him from Shomayim.

29The one having the Kallah (bride) is the Choson (Bridegroom), + 3:29 i.e., Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach but the Shoshvin (the Chosonʼs best man), the one having stood and hearing him with simcha, rejoices because of the kol (voice) of the Choson (Bridegroom). Therefore, this simcha of mine has been made sheleimah (complete).

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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

Matthew 3:3For this + 3:3 Yochanan is the one spoken of through Yeshayah the Navi, saying, KOL KOREY BAMIDBAR + 3:3 Isa 40:3 (A voice of one shouting in the wilderness): Prepare the Derech Hashem (the way of the L-rd). Make his paths straight!

Mark 1:2Just as it has been written in Yeshayah HaNavi, HINNENI SHOLEIACH MALACHI (Behold, I send my messenger) before your face, UPINNAH DERECH LEFANAI (and he will prepare the way before me), + 1:2 Ex 23:20; Mal 3:1 he will prepare your way.

Luke 1:76And you also, yeled (child), will be called Navi HaElyon (Prophet of the Most High); for you will go LIFNEI HAADON (before the L-rd) to prepare the DERECH HASHEM (The Way of the L-rd), + 1:76 Mal 3:1; Isa 40:3

John 1:20Yochanan made hoda'a (confession, admission) — he did not fail to make hoda'a — and said clearly, I am not the + 1:20 Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach.

John 1:25And 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?

Matthew Henry on John 3:23-36

John's Testimony to Christ. 22 After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judæa; and there he tarried with them, and baptized. 23 And John also was baptizing in Ænon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized. 24 For John was not yet cast into prison. 25 Then there arose a question between some of John's disciples and the Jews about purifying. 26 And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest… Read the whole commentary →

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