John 1:31
I did not know him, but it was so that he could be revealed to Israel that I came baptizing with water.”
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
30This is the one of whom I said, 'The one who comes after me is more than me, for he was before me.'
Cross References
Isaiah 40:3A voice cries out, 1 “In the wilderness prepare the way of Yahweh; 1 make straight in the Arabah a highway for our God.” + 40:3 Some older modern versions have A voice cries out in the wilderness . 1
Malachi 4:2But for you who fear my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings. You will go out, and you will leap like calves from the stall.
Mark 1:3The voice of one calling out in the wilderness, 1 'Make ready the way of the Lord; 1 make his paths straight.'”
Luke 1:76Yes, and you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High, 1 for you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare his paths, 1 to prepare people for his coming, 1
Luke 3:3He went into all the region around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
John 1:33I did not recognize him, but he who sent me to baptize in water said to me, 'Upon whom you shall see the Spirit descending and remaining on him, he is the one baptizing 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 →