John 1:33
And 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.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
In Context
32And John testified, and said: I saw the Spirit descend from heaven, as a dove, and rest upon him.
34And I saw; and I testify, that this is the Son of God.
Cross References
Matthew 3:13Then came Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan unto John, to be baptized by him.
Luke 3:16John answered and said to them: Behold, I baptize you with water; but after me cometh one mightier than I, the strings of whose shoes I am not worthy to untie; he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
John 3:5Jesus replied, and said to him Verily, verily, I say to thee, That, unless a man be born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
Acts 1:5For John baptized with water; but ye will be baptized with the Holy Spirit after not many days.
Acts 10:44And while Simon was uttering these things, the Holy Spirit overshadowed all them that were hearing the word.
Acts 19:2Have ye received the Holy Spirit, since ye believed? They answered and said to him: If there be a Holy Spirit, it hath not come to our hearing.
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 →