John 1:34

34 I have seen and I testify that this is God’s Chosen One.”^[a]

John 1:34 in Other Translations

34 And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.

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

34 I saw this happen to Jesus, so I testify that he is the Chosen One of God. ”

34 That's exactly what I saw happen, and I'm telling you, there's no question about it: This is the Son of God."

34 I have seen and testified that He is the Son of God!"

John 1:34 Meaning and Commentary

John 1:34

And I saw
The Spirit descending from heaven as a dove, and lighting upon Jesus, and remaining some time on him; this he saw with his bodily eyes:

and bore record;
at the same time, before all the people that were with him, when he baptized Jesus:

that this is the Son of God;
the natural, essential, and eternal Son of God; who being sent in the fulness of time, had assumed an human nature, in which he became subject to all ordinances, and had the Spirit without measure bestowed on him; and which was an evidence who he was, and of what he came about.

John 1:34 In-Context

32 Then John gave this testimony: “I saw the Spirit come down from heaven as a dove and remain on him.

33 And I myself did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘The man on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’

34 I have seen and I testify that this is God’s Chosen One.”

35 The next day John was there again with two of his disciples.

36 When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”

Cross References

• 1. ver 49; S Matthew 4:3

Footnotes

• [a]. See Isaiah 42:1; many manuscripts "is the Son of God" .