John 1:31

And I knew him not, but that he should be made known unto Isroel, therefore have I come with waters to baptize.

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

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 concerning whom I said, After me cometh a man, and he was before me, because he is anterior to me.

32And Juchanon testified and said, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven as a dove, and it remained upon him.

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Cross References

Mark 1:3The voice which crieth in the desert, Prepare the way of the Lord, Make level his paths.

Luke 1:76And thou, child, the Prophet of the Most High Shalt thou be called; For thou shalt go before the face of the Lord, And thou shalt prepare his way;

Luke 3:3And he came into the whole country about the Jurdan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.

John 1:33And I knew him not: but he who sent me to baptize with water, he said to me, He upon whom thou seest the Spirit descend and remain, this baptizeth with the Spirit of Holiness:

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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