John 1:31

And I knew him not; but that he might be known to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

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 of whom I said, After me cometh a man, who is before me, for he was prior to me.

32And John testified, and said: I saw the Spirit descend from heaven, as a dove, and rest upon him.

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Cross References

Mark 1:3The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of the Lord; make smooth his paths.

Luke 1:76And thou, child, wilt be called a prophet of the Most High; for thou wilt go before the face of the Lord, to prepare his way,

Luke 3:3And he came into all the region about the Jordan, proclaiming the baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

John 1:33And I did not know him; but he who sent me to baptize with water, he said to me- On whom thou seest the Spirit descend, and rest upon him, he baptizeth with 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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