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John 1:31

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And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.
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  1. Malachi 3:1Rank 1 from verse 31
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    1BEHOLD, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the Lord of hosts.

  2. John 1:33Rank 2 from verse 31
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    33And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.

  3. John 1:7Rank 3 from verse 31
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    7The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.

  4. Luke 1:17Rank 4 from verse 31
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    17And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.

  5. Isaiah 40:3–5Rank 5 from verse 31
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    3¶ The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

    4Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain:

    5And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.

  6. Luke 3:3–4Rank 6 from verse 31
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    3And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;

    4As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

  7. Malachi 4:2–5Rank 7 from verse 31
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    2¶ But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.

    3And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the Lord of hosts.

    4¶ Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments.

    5¶ Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord:

  8. Mark 1:3–5Rank 8 from verse 31
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    3The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

    4John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.

    5And there went out unto him all the land of Judæa, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins.

  9. Matthew 3:6Rank 9 from verse 31
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    6And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.

  10. Acts 19:4Rank 10 from verse 31
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    4Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.

  11. Luke 1:76–80Rank 11 from verse 31
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    76And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;

    77To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins,

    78Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,

    79To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.

    80And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.

  12. Luke 2:39–42Rank 12 from verse 31
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    39And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth.

    40And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.

    41Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the passover.

    42And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem after the custom of the feast.

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John 1:31

COMBINED MEANING

knew

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Perceived, understood, recognized, or was acquainted with.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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should

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A verb expressing duty, propriety, expectation, intention, purpose, condition, appointed outcome, or a future event viewed from another time or statement.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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made

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Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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manifest

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1. Plain, evident, open, visible, revealed, or clearly shown. 2. To make known, reveal, or show plainly.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604 · Webster 1828

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Israel

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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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water

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Sense 1: The common liquid necessary for life. Sense 2: As a verb, to supply with water, irrigate, or cause to drink.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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1:29¶ The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.

1:30This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me.

1:31And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.

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1:32And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.

1:33And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.

1:34And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.

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