John 1:30-40

30 "This is He on behalf of whom I said, '¹After me comes a Man who ^[a]has a higher rank than I, ²for He existed before me.'

31 "I did not recognize ^[b]Him, but so that He might be manifested to Israel, I came baptizing ^[c]in water."

32 John ³testified saying, "⁴I have seen the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven, and He remained upon Him.

33 "I did not recognize ^[d]Him, but He who sent me to baptize ^[e]in water said to me, 'He upon whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining upon Him, ⁵this is the One who baptizes ^[f]in the Holy Spirit.'

34 "I myself have seen, and have testified that this is ⁶the Son of God."

Jesus' Public Ministry, First Converts

35 Again ⁷the next day John was standing ^[g]with two of his disciples,

36 and he looked at Jesus as He walked, and said, "Behold, ⁸the Lamb of God!"

37 The two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.

38 And Jesus turned and saw them following, and said to them, "What do you seek?" They said to Him, "⁹Rabbi (which translated means Teacher ), where are You staying?"

39 He said to them, "Come, and you will see." So they came and saw where He was staying; and they stayed with Him that day, for it was about the ^[h]tenth hour.

40 ¹⁰One of the two who heard John speak and followed Him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 3:11; John 1:27
• 2. John 1:15
• 3. John 1:7
• 4. Matthew 3:16; Mark 1:10; Luke 3:22
• 5. Matthew 3:11; Mark 1:8; Luke 3:16; Acts 1:5
• 6. Matthew 4:3; John 1:49
• 7. John 1:29
• 8. John 1:29
• 9. Matthew 23:7; John 1:49
• 10. Matthew 4:18-22; Mark 1:16-20; Luke 5:2-11; John 1:40-42

Footnotes

• [a] Lit "has become before me"
• [b] I.e. as the Messiah
• [c] The Gr here can be translated "in, with" or "by"
• [d] I.e. as the Messiah
• [e] The Gr here can be translated "in", "with" or "by"
• [f] The Gr here can be translated "in", "with" or "by"
• [g] Lit "and"
• [h] Perhaps 10 a.m. (Roman time)