John 1:31

and-I had_not_beheld same; contrariwise, in-which-place it-may-be-revealed to{the Israel} through the-same, I come in to{water} immersing,"

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

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

30The-same is-being about of{whom} I say, 'Behind of{me} is-being-come [a] man who in-front of{me} has-become,' that he-has-been-being first of{me},

32and John witnesses, saying that "I-have-spectated the spirit descending as-if [a] pigeon/dove out of{heaven} and he-stays upon same,

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Cross References

Mark 1:3[The] sound of{crying} in to{the desolate}; prepare the way of{[the] Lord}, be-making straight the paths of{same}."

Luke 1:76and you, childling, prophet of{highest}, will-be-called, for you-will-be-gone-before before of{face} of{[the] Lord} to-prepare [the] ways of{same},

Luke 3:3and he-comes into all the region-around of{the Jordan}, proclaiming immerse-effect of{change-of-mind/thinking} into let-off/away-sis[i.e. state of release] of{sins},

John 1:33and-I had_not_beheld same; contrariwise, the dispatch[ing] me to-be-immersing in to{water}, the-there says to{me}, 'Upon whom supposing you-may-behold the spirit descending and staying upon same, the-same is-being the immersing in to{[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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