John 1:26
John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;
KJV
ἀπεκρίθη αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰωάννης λέγων· ἐγὼ βαπτίζω ἐν ὕδατι· μέσος ὑμῶν στήκει, ὃν ὑμεῖς οὐκ οἴδατε,
Greek NT
Respondit eis Joannes, dicens : Ego baptizo in aqua : medius autem vestrum stetit, quem vos nescitis.
Vulgate
John answered them, saying, I baptize in water: in the midst of you standeth one whom ye know not,
ASV
John answered them, saying: I baptize with water: but there hath stood one in the midst of you, whom you know not.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
15 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
βαπτίζω
baptizo
verb · 77×
εἴδω
eido
verb · 317×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
μέσος
mesos
adjective · 61×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
στήκω
steko
verb · 12×
ἀποκρίνομαι
apokrinomai
verb · 233×
ἐγώ
ego
pronoun · 1720×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
Ἰωάννης
ioannes
noun · 134×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὅς
os
relative_pronoun · 1404×
ὑμεῖς
umeis
pronoun · 1828×
ὕδωρ
udor
noun · 76×
Textual variants
2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
notable
SBLGNT: μέσος | WH/Treg/NA: μέσος | NIV/RP: + δὲ
- μέσος — SBLGNT
- μέσος — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Nestle-Aland 27
- + δὲ — Reader's GNT (NA27), Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: ἕστηκεν | NIV/RP: ἕστηκεν | WH/Treg: στήκει
- ἕστηκεν — SBLGNT
- ἕστηκεν — Reader's GNT (NA27), Robinson-Pierpont
- στήκει — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles
source: sblgnt-apparatus
Historic Christian voices
5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Commentary on the Gospel of John · 2 passages
From the Preface You are not content to fulfil the office, when I am present with you, of a taskmaster to drive me to labour at theology; even when I am absent you demand that I should spend most of my time on you and on the task I have to do for you. I, for my part, am inclined to shrink from toil, and to avoid that danger which threatens from God those who give themselves to …
1. The Work is Taken Up After a Violent Interruption, Which Has Driven the Writer from Alexandria. He Addresses Himself to It Again, with Thanks for His Deliverance, and Prayer for Guidance. When a house is being built which is to be made as strong as possible, the building takes place in fine weather and in calm, so that nothing may hinder the structure from acquiring the need…
Cross-references
- 1John 3:1 — Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
- Acts 1:5 — For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.
- Acts 11:16 — Then 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.
- Acts 11:16 — Then 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.
- Acts 13:25 — And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Whom think ye that I am? I am not he. But, behold, there cometh one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose.
- John 1:7 — The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.
- John 1:10 — He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.
- John 3:26 — And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.
- John 8:19 — Then said they unto him, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, Ye neither know me, nor my Father: if ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also.
- John 16:3 — And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me.
- John 17:3 — And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
- John 17:25 — O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.
- Luke 3:4 — As 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.
- Luke 3:16 — John 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 an
- Luke 3:16 — John 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 an
- Luke 17:21 — Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.
- Mark 1:8 — I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.
- Matt 3:11 — I 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:
- Matt 3:11 — I 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: