John 1:26
24 And they which were sent were of the Pharisees.
25 And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet?
John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;
27 He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe’s latchet I am not worthy to unloose.
28 These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “I baptize with water,” John replied, “but among you stands One you do not know.
- KJV
- John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;
- WEB
- John answered them, “I baptize in water, but among you stands one whom you don’t know.
- ASV
- John answered them, saying, I baptize in water: in the midst of you standeth one whom ye know not,
- DARBY
- John answered them saying, I baptise with water. In the midst of you stands, whom ye do not know,
- BLB
- John answered them, saying, “I baptize in water, but in the midst of you⁺ stands One whom you⁺ do not know,
- ÅB
- Johannes svarte dem: Jeg døper med vann; midt iblant dere står den dere ikke kjenner,
- OTB
- Johannes svarte, “Jeg døper med vann, men blant dere står en dere ikke kjenner.
- B1930
- Johannes svarte dem: Jeg døper med vann; midt iblandt eder står den I ikke kjenner,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Acts 1:5
For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.
Read in contextLuke 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 and with fire:
Read in contextJohn 1:10–11
He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.
Read in contextMark 1:8
I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.
Read in contextMatthew 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:
Read in contextActs 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.
Read in contextJohn 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.
Read in contextJohn 17:3
And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
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