John 1:31
I didn’t know him, but for this reason I came baptizing in water, that he would be revealed to Israel.”John 1:31 · WEB
This verse in other languages
- ગુજરાતી — યોહાન ૧:૩૧
- મેં તેમને ઓળખ્યા ન હતા; પણ તે ઇઝરાયલની આગળ પ્રગટ થાય, માટે હું પાણીથી બાપ્તિસ્મા આપતો આવ્યો છું.’”
- हिन्दी — यूहन्ना १:३१
- और मैं तो उसे पहचानता न था, परन्तु इसलिए मैं जल से बपतिस्मा देता हुआ आया, कि वह इस्राएल पर प्रगट हो जाए।”
In context
29The next day, he saw Jesus coming to him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
30This is he of whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who is preferred before me, for he was before me.’
31I didn’t know him, but for this reason I came baptizing in water, that he would be revealed to Israel.”
32John testified, saying, “I have seen the Spirit descending like a dove out of heaven, and it remained on him.
33I didn’t recognize him, but he who sent me to baptize in water said to me, ‘On whomever you will see the Spirit descending and remaining on him is he who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.’
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