John 1:26

"I baptize in water only," John answered, "but in your midst stands One whom you do not know--

Weymouth NT (1912)

In The King James Version

John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;

In Context

25Again they questioned him. "Why then do you baptize," they said, "if you are neither the Christ nor Elijah nor the Prophet?"

27He who is to come after me, and whose sandal-strap I am not worthy to unfasten."

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Cross References

Mark 1:8I have baptized you with water, but He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit."

John 1:10He was in the world, and the world came into existence through Him, and the world did not recognize Him.

John 16:3And they will do these things because they have failed to recognize the Father and to discover who I am.

John 17:25And, righteous Father, though the world has failed to recognize Thee, I have known Thee, and these have perceived that Thou didst send me.

Acts 11:16Then I remembered the Lord's words, how He used to say, "`John baptized with water, but you shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit.'

Matthew Henry on John 1:20-29

John's Testimony to Christ; John Examined by the Priests. 19 And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou? 20 And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ. 21 And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No. 22 Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself? 23 He said, I am the voice of one… Read the whole commentary →

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