John 1:24-34

24 (Now they had been sent from the Pharisees. )

25 They asked him, ¹“Then why are you baptizing, if you are neither the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet? ”

26 John answered them, ²“I baptize with water, but among you stands one you do not know,

27 even ³he who comes after me, the strap of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie. ”

28 These things took place in Bethany across the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

Behold, the Lamb of God

29 The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, ⁴the Lamb of God, who ⁵takes away the sin ⁶of the world!

30 This is he of whom I said, ⁷‘After me comes a man who ranks before me, because he was before me. ’

31 I myself did not know him, but ⁸for this purpose I came baptizing with water, that he might be revealed to Israel. ”

32 And John ⁹bore witness: ¹⁰“I saw the Spirit descend from heaven like a dove, and ¹¹it remained on him.

33 I myself did not know him, but ¹²he who sent me to baptize ¹³with water said to me, ‘He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain, ¹⁴this is he who baptizes ¹⁵with the Holy Spirit. ’

34 And I have seen and have borne witness that this is the Son of God. ”

Cross References

• 1. 1:25 Matt. 3:6; Mark 1:4; Luke 3:3, 7
• 2. 1:26 Matt. 3:11; Mark 1:7, 8; Luke 3:16; Acts 1:5; 13:25
• 3. 1:27 ver. 15, 30
• 4. 1:29 ver. 36; Ex. 12:3; Isa. 53:7; Acts 8:32; 1 Pet. 1:19; [Gen. 22:8; Rev. 5:6]
• 5. 1:29 1 John 3:5; [Heb. 10:4, 11]
• 6. 1:29 [ch. 3:16, 17; 4:42; 12:47; 1 John 2:2; 4:14]
• 7. 1:30 ver. 15, 27
• 8. 1:31 Luke 1:17, 76, 77
• 9. 1:32 See ver. 7
• 10. 1:32 Matt. 3:16; Mark 1:10; Luke 3:22
• 11. 1:32 [Isa. 11:2; Acts 10:38]
• 12. 1:33 ver. 6; Luke 3:2
• 13. 1:33 [ch. 3:5]
• 14. 1:33 Matt. 3:11; Mark 1:8; Luke 3:16; Acts 1:5
• 15. 1:33 [ch. 3:5]