John 1:33

33 "I did not recognize ^[a]Him, but He who sent me to baptize ^[b]in water said to me, 'He upon whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining upon Him, ¹this is the One who baptizes ^[c]in the Holy Spirit.'

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John 1:33 Meaning and Commentary

John 1:33

And I knew him not
That is, before he came to be baptized by him; when it was secretly suggested to him who he was, and the following signal was given him, to confirm him in it:

but he that sent me to baptize with water;
or "in water"; that is, God; for John's mission was from God, as in ( John 1:6 ) , and his baptism from heaven; he had a divine warrant and commission for what he did:

the same said unto me;
either by an articulate voice, or by a divine impulse on his mind, or by the revelation of the Spirit:

upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending and remaining on him,
the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost;
that is, the Messiah; (See Gill on Matthew 3:11), (See Gill on Matthew 3:16).

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

John 1:33 In-Context

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

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

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

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

35 Again the next day John was standing with two of his disciples,

Cross References 1

1. Matthew 3:11; Mark 1:8; Luke 3:16; Acts 1:5

Footnotes 3

[a]. I.e. as the Messiah
[b]. The Gr here can be translated "in", "with" or "by"
[c]. The Gr here can be translated "in", "with" or "by"

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John 1:33 Meaning and Commentary

John 1:33 In-Context

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