John 1:31
And I knew him not; but that he should be made manifest to Israel, for this cause came I baptizing with water.
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
In Context
30This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is become before me: for he was before me.
Cross References
Isaiah 40:3The voice of one that crieth, Prepare ye in the wilderness the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
Malachi 4:2But unto you that fear my name shall the sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and gambol as calves of the stall.
Mark 1:3The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ye ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight;
Luke 1:76Yea and thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Most High: For thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to make ready his ways;
Luke 3:3And he came into all the region round about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance unto remission of sins;
John 1:33And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, he said unto me, Upon whomsoever thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and abiding upon him, the same is he that 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 →