John 1:31
And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.
KJV
κἀγὼ οὐκ ᾔδειν αὐτόν, ἀλλ’ ἵνα φανερωθῇ τῷ Ἰσραήλ, διὰ τοῦτο ἦλθον ἐγὼ ἐν ὕδατι βαπτίζων.
Greek NT
et ego nesciebam eum, sed ut manifestetur in Israël, propterea veni ego in aqua baptizans.
Vulgate
And I knew him not; but that he should be made manifest to Israel, for this cause came I baptizing in water.
ASV
And I knew him not: but that he may be made manifest in Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
16 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
βαπτίζω
baptizo
verb · 77×
διά
dia
preposition · 633×
εἴδω
eido
verb · 317×
κἀγώ
kago
pronoun · 85×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
οὗτος
outos
demonstrative · 1380×
φανερόω
phaneroo
verb · 49×
ἀλλά
alla
conjunction · 636×
ἐγώ
ego
pronoun · 1720×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ἔρχομαι
erchomai
verb · 627×
ἵνα
ina
conjunction · 665×
Ἰσραήλ
israel
noun · 68×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὕδωρ
udor
noun · 76×
Textual variants
1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
notable
SBLGNT: ἐν | WH/Treg/NIV: ἐν | RP: + τῷ
- ἐν — SBLGNT
- ἐν — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- + τῷ — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
Historic Christian voices
6 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§438Jesus' messianic consecration reveals his divine mission, "for the name 'Christ' implies 'he who anointed', 'he who was anointed' and 'the very anointing with which he was anointed'. the one who anointed is the Father, the one who was anointed is the Son, and he was anointed with the Spirit who is the anointing.'"35 His eternal messianic consecration was revealed during the tim…
2. Now that on this account Christ came to His baptism, is from this evident. But wherefore was this baptism devised for Him? For that not of himself did the son of Zacharias proceed to this, but of God who moved him — this Luke also declares, when he says, The word of the Lord came unto him, Luke 3:2 that is, His commandment. And he himself too says, He that sent me to baptize…
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 5:6 — This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.
- Acts 1:5 — For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.
- Acts 19:4 — Then 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.
- Isa 40:3 — 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.
- John 1:7 — The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.
- John 1:33 — 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
- John 1:33 — 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
- Luke 1:17 — And 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 L
- Luke 1:76 — And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;
- Luke 1:80 — And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.
- Luke 2:39 — And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth.
- Luke 3:3 — And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;
- Luke 3:3 — And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;
- Mal 3:1 — Behold, 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,
- Mal 4:2 — 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.
- Mark 1:3 — The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
- Mark 1:10 — And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him:
- Matt 3:6 — And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.
- Matt 3:16 — And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: