John 1:27-34

27 "It is ¹He who comes after me, the ²thong of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie."

28 These things took place in Bethany ³beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

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

30 "This is He on behalf of whom I said, '⁶After me comes a Man who ^[a]has a higher rank than I, ⁷for 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 ⁸testified saying, "⁹I 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, ¹⁰this is the One who baptizes ^[f]in the Holy Spirit.'

34 "I myself have seen, and have testified that this is ¹¹the Son of God."

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 3:11; John 1:30
• 2. Matthew 3:11; Mark 1:7; Luke 3:16
• 3. John 3:26; John 10:40
• 4. Isaiah 53:7; John 1:36; Acts 8:32; 1 Peter 1:19; Revelation 5:6, 8, 12; Revelation 6:1
• 5. Matthew 1:21; 1 John 3:5
• 6. Matthew 3:11; John 1:27
• 7. John 1:15
• 8. John 1:7
• 9. Matthew 3:16; Mark 1:10; Luke 3:22
• 10. Matthew 3:11; Mark 1:8; Luke 3:16; Acts 1:5
• 11. Matthew 4:3; John 1:49

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"