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John 1:33–34

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And 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.
And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.
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From verse 33

  1. Acts 1:5Rank 1 from verse 33
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    5For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.

  2. Matthew 3:11Rank 2 from verse 33
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    11I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:

  3. Luke 3:16Rank 3 from verse 33
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    16John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:

  4. Titus 3:5–6Rank 4 from verse 33
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    5Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;

    6Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;

  5. Acts 10:44–47Rank 5 from verse 33
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    44¶ While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word.

    45And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost.

    46For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter,

    47Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we?

  6. Acts 19:2–6Rank 6 from verse 33
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    2He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost.

    3And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John’s baptism.

    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.

    5When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

    6And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.

  7. John 3:34Rank 7 from verse 33
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    34For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him.

  8. Mark 1:7–8Rank 8 from verse 33
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    7And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.

    8I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.

  9. 1 Corinthians 12:13Rank 9 from verse 33
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    13For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.

  10. Acts 11:15–16Rank 10 from verse 33
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    15And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning.

    16Then remembered I the word of the Lord, how that he said, John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost.

  11. John 3:5Rank 11 from verse 33
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    5Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

  12. Acts 2:4Rank 12 from verse 33
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    4And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

  13. John 1:31Rank 13 from verse 33
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    31And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.

  14. Matthew 3:13–15Rank 14 from verse 33
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    13¶ Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.

    14But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?

    15And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.

From verse 34

  1. Psalms 2:7Rank 1 from verse 34
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    7I will declare the decree: the Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.

  2. John 1:49Rank 2 from verse 34
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    49Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.

  3. Matthew 4:3Rank 3 from verse 34
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    3And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.

  4. 1 John 5:20Rank 4 from verse 34
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    20And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.

  5. Psalms 89:26–27Rank 5 from verse 34
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    26He shall cry unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.

    27Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth.

  6. John 20:31Rank 6 from verse 34
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    31But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.

  7. Revelation 2:18Rank 7 from verse 34
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    18And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass;

  8. Romans 1:4Rank 8 from verse 34
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    4And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:

  9. John 3:16–18Rank 9 from verse 34
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    16¶ For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

    17For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

    18¶ He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

  10. 1 John 2:23Rank 10 from verse 34
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    23Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: [but] he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.

  11. 1 John 3:8Rank 11 from verse 34
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    8He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

  12. 1 John 4:14–15Rank 12 from verse 34
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    14And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.

    15Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.

  13. 1 John 4:9Rank 13 from verse 34
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    9In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.

  14. 1 John 5:9–13Rank 14 from verse 34
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    9If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son.

    10He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.

    11And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

    12He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.

    13These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.

  15. 2 Corinthians 1:19Rank 15 from verse 34
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    19For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, even by me and Silvanus and Timotheus, was not yea and nay, but in him was yea.

  16. Hebrews 1:1–2Rank 16 from verse 34
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    1GOD, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,

    2Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;

  17. Hebrews 1:5–6Rank 17 from verse 34
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    5For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?

    6And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.

  18. John 10:36Rank 18 from verse 34
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    36Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?

  19. John 11:27Rank 19 from verse 34
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    27She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.

  20. John 19:7Rank 20 from verse 34
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    7The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.

  21. John 3:35–36Rank 21 from verse 34
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    35The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.

    36He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.

  22. John 5:23–27Rank 22 from verse 34
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    23That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.

    24Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.

    25Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.

    26For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;

    27And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.

  23. Mark 1:1Rank 23 from verse 34
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    1THE beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;

  24. Matthew 17:5Rank 24 from verse 34
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    5While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.

  25. Matthew 26:63Rank 25 from verse 34
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    63But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.

  26. Matthew 27:40Rank 26 from verse 34
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    40And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross.

  27. Matthew 27:43Rank 27 from verse 34
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    43He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God.

  28. Matthew 27:54Rank 28 from verse 34
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    54Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.

  29. 2 John 1:9Rank 29 from verse 34
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    9Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.

  30. Hebrews 7:3Rank 30 from verse 34
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    3Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually.

  31. Luke 1:35Rank 31 from verse 34
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    35And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.

  32. Luke 3:22Rank 32 from verse 34
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    22And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.

  33. Mark 1:11Rank 33 from verse 34
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    11And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

  34. Matthew 11:27Rank 34 from verse 34
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    27All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.

  35. Matthew 16:16Rank 35 from verse 34
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    16And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.

  36. Matthew 3:17Rank 36 from verse 34
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    17And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

  37. Matthew 4:6Rank 37 from verse 34
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    6And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.

  38. Matthew 8:29Rank 38 from verse 34
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    29And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?

  39. John 1:18Rank 39 from verse 34
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    18No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.

  40. John 10:30Rank 40 from verse 34
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    30I and my Father are one.

  41. John 20:28Rank 41 from verse 34
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    28And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.

  42. John 6:69Rank 42 from verse 34
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    69And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.

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John 1:33

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

COMBINED MEANING

baptize

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Sense 1: To immerse in water. Sense 2: To immerse figuratively in or with the Holy Ghost or fire.

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

COMBINED MEANING

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

COMBINED MEANING

upon

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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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whom

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The objective form of who, referring to the person or persons acted upon or related to.

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thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

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

COMBINED MEANING

see

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Sense 1: To perceive or behold with the eyes or in a vision. Sense 2: To observe, examine, discover, ascertain, consider, understand, know, or recognize. Sense 3: To visit, meet, converse with, or be in the presence of. Sense 4: To experience, undergo, endure, or enjoy. Sense 5: To attend to, take care, ensure, or beware.

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

COMBINED MEANING

spirit

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Sense 1: An immaterial living or personal being distinct from a body. Sense 2: The inward life, disposition, mind, or courage of a person. Sense 3: The Holy Spirit, the divine Spirit of God.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

remaining

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Present-participial or verbal-noun form of remain. Sense 1: To be left or still exist after others are gone, removed, consumed, or destroyed. Sense 2: To stay, abide, or continue in a place, state, condition, or relation.

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

COMBINED MEANING

on

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1. At, upon, or in contact with the named place, object, side, or time. 2. Toward, against, concerning, depending upon, or directed to the named person or thing. 3. Forward or continuing; in joined expressions such as go on, put on, and lay hold on, the other words supply the particular action.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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holy

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Sense 1: Morally pure, righteous, undefiled, and separate from evil; supremely so of God. Sense 2: Hallowed, consecrated, set apart, devoted, or belonging to God or sacred use; distinguished from what is common, profane, or unclean.

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

COMBINED MEANING

ghost

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Sense 1: A spirit. Sense 2: In the title Holy Ghost, the divine Spirit of God. Sense 3: The life or spirit yielded up at death, in the expression to give or yield up the ghost.

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

DEFINED WORDS

John 1:34

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bare

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1. As the past tense of bear, brought forth or gave birth to offspring; also produced fruit or other increase. 2. Carried, conveyed, supported, lifted, or sustained a person, object, or load. 3. Bore, endured, or took upon oneself a loss, infirmity, sin, or other burden. 4. Gave witness or record; testified. 5. Exercised rule or authority. 6. As an adjective, uncovered, naked, exposed, stripped, or without covering.

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record

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Sense 1: A written or remembered account; testimony. Sense 2: To set down or bear witness.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

Son

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A title of Jesus Christ as the Son of God and the Son of man.

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.

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.

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

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