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31 I did not know Him; but that He should be revealed to Israel, atherefore I came baptizing with water.”  
32 aAnd John bore witness, saying, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and He remained upon Him.  
33 I did not know Him, but He who sent me to baptize with water said to me, ‘Upon whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining on Him, athis is He who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’  
34 And I have seen and testified that this is the aSon of God.”  

The First Disciples

35 Again, the next day, John stood with two of his disciples.
36 And looking at Jesus as He walked, he said, a“Behold the Lamb of God!”  
37 The two disciples heard him speak, and they afollowed Jesus.  
38 Then Jesus turned, and seeing them following, said to them, “What do you seek?” They said to Him, “Rabbi” (which is to say, when translated, Teacher), “where are You staying?”
39 He said to them, “Come and see.” They came and saw where He was staying, and remained with Him that day (now it was about the tenth hour).
40 One of the two who heard John speak, and followed Him, was aAndrew, Simon Peter’s brother.  
41 He first found his own brother Simon, and said to him, “We have found the1 Messiah” (which is translated, the Christ).  
42 And he brought him to Jesus. Now when Jesus looked at him, He said, “You are Simon the son of1 Jonah. aYou shall be called Cephas” (which is translated, A Stone).  

Philip and Nathanael

43 The following day Jesus wanted to go to Galilee, and He found aPhilip and said to him, “Follow Me.”  
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John 1:33-34

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.




Other Barnes' Notes entries containing John 1:33:

Matthew 21:23-27
John 3:26

 

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