John 1:31
And I did not know him: but I came baptizing with water that he might be revealed to Israel.
Revised King James New Testament
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In Context
30This is he of whom I said, After me comes a man who ranks above me: for he was before me.
Cross References
Mark 1:3The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
Luke 1:76And you, child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High: for you shall go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;
Luke 3:3And he went into all the country about the Jordan, preaching a 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 said to me, He upon whom you see the Spirit descend and remain, this is he who baptizes 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 →