Ἰωάννην 1:33

Greek Modern Translation

Και εγω δεν εγνωριζον αυτον· αλλ' ο πεμψας με δια να βαπτιζω εν υδατι εκεινος μοι ειπεν· εις οντινα ιδης το Πνευμα καταβαινον και μενον επ' αυτον, ουτος ειναι ο βαπτιζων εν Πνευματι Αγιω.

Parallel Translations

SBL Greek New Testament (2010)
κἀγὼ οὐκ ᾔδειν αὐτόν, ἀλλ ὁ πέμψας με βαπτίζειν ἐν ὕδατι ἐκεῖνός μοι εἶπεν· Ἐφ ὃν ἂν ἴδῃς τὸ πνεῦμα καταβαῖνον καὶ μένον ἐπ αὐτόν, οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ βαπτίζων ἐν πνεύματι ἁγίῳ·

Tischendorf 8th Edition
κἀγὼ οὐκ ᾔδειν αὐτόν, ἀλλ’ ὁ πέμψας με βαπτίζειν ἐν ὕδατι, ἐκεῖνός μοι εἶπεν· ἐφ’ ὃν ἂν ἴδῃς τὸ πνεῦμα καταβαῖνον καὶ μένον ἐπ’ αὐτόν, οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ βαπτίζων ἐν πνεύματι ἁγίῳ.

Textus Receptus (1550/1894)
καγω ουκ ηδειν αυτον αλλ ο πεμψας με βαπτιζειν εν υδατι εκεινος μοι ειπεν εφ ον αν ιδης το πνευμα καταβαινον και μενον επ αυτον ουτος εστιν ο βαπτιζων εν πνευματι αγιω

Westcott/Hort UBS4 (1881)
καγω ουκ ηδειν αυτον αλλ ο πεμψαρ με βαπτιζειν εν υδατι εκεινορ μοι ειπεν εφ ον αν ιδηρ το πνευμα καταβαινον και μενον επ αυτον ουτορ εστιν ο βαπτιζων εν πνευματι αγιω

Byzantine/Majority Text
καγω ουκ ηδειν αυτον αλλ ο πεμψας με βαπτιζειν εν υδατι εκεινος μοι ειπεν εφ ον αν ιδης το πνευμα καταβαινον και μενον επ αυτον ουτος εστιν ο βαπτιζων εν πνευματι αγιω

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

I knew: John 1:31, Matthew 3:13-15

the same: John 3:5, John 3:34, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 3:14, Mark 1:7, Mark 1:8, Luke 3:16, Acts 1:5, Acts 2:4, Acts 10:44-47, Acts 11:15, Acts 11:16, Acts 19:2-6, 1 Corinthians 12:13, Titus 3:5, Titus 3:6

Reciprocal: Isaiah 11:2 - the Spirit Isaiah 59:21 - My spirit Isaiah 61:1 - Spirit Malachi 3:1 - and he John 1:6 - a man John 5:32 - is another John 6:27 - for him John 10:41 - but Acts 2:3 - sat 1 Timothy 3:16 - justified Hebrews 6:2 - the doctrine 1 John 5:7 - the Holy Revelation 3:1 - he that

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And I knew him not,.... That is, before he came to be baptized by him; when it was secretly suggested to him who he was, and the following signal was given him, to confirm him in it:

but he that sent me to baptize with water; or "in water"; that is, God; for John's mission was from God, as in John 1:6, and his baptism from heaven; he had a divine warrant and commission for what he did:

the same said unto me; either by an articulate voice, or by a divine impulse on his mind, or by the revelation of the Spirit:

upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending and remaining on him,

the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost; that is, the Messiah; John 1:6- :,

John 1:6- :.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The same said ... - This was the sign by which he was to know the Messiah. He was to see the Spirit descending like a dove and abiding on him. It does not follow, however, that he had no intimation before this that Jesus was the Christ, but it means that by this he should know it infallibly. From Matthew 3:13-14, it seems that John supposed, before the baptism of Jesus, that he claimed to be the Messiah, and, that he believed it; but the infallible, certain testimony in the case was the descent of the Holy Spirit on him at his baptism.

That this is the Son of God - This was distinctly declared by a voice from heaven at his baptism, Matthew 3:17. This John heard, and he testified that he had heard it.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 33. He that sent me - said unto me — From this we may clearly perceive that John had a most intimate acquaintance with the Divine Being; and received not only his call and mission at first, but every subsequent direction, by immediate, unequivocal inspiration. Who is fit to proclaim Jesus, but he who has continual intercourse with God; who is constantly receiving light and life from Christ their fountain; who bears a steady, uniform testimony to Jesus, even in the presence of his enemies; and who at all times abases himself, that Jesus alone may be magnified! Reformation of manners, and salvation of souls, will accompany such a person's labours whithersoever he goeth.