John 1:31 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

I didn't know who he was. However, I came to baptize with water to show him to the people of Israel."(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.

ASV:

And I knew him not; but that he should be made manifest to Israel, for this cause came I baptizing in water.

BBE:

I myself had no knowledge of him, but I came giving baptism with water so that he might be seen openly by Israel.

DBY:

and I knew him not; but that he might be manifested to Israel, therefore have I come baptising with water.

ERV:

And I knew him not; but that he should be made manifest to Israel, for this cause came I baptizing with water.

WEY:

I did not yet know Him; but that He may be openly shown to Israel is the reason why I have come baptizing in water."

WBS:

And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.

WEB:

I didn't know him, but for this reason I came baptizing in water: that he would be revealed to Israel."

YLT:

and I knew him not, but, that he might be manifested to Israel, because of this I came with the water baptizing.

John 1:31 Cross References

XREF:

John 1:30 "This is He on behalf of whom I said, 'After me comes a Man who has a higher rank than I, for He existed before me.'

John 1:32 John testified saying, "I have seen the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven, and He remained upon Him. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

1:31 And {q} I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.
(q) I never knew him by face before.

PNT:

1:31 I knew him not. Knew not that God had chosen him to be the Christ. He knew, however, that he should be manifested in some way through his baptism.

WES:

1:31 I knew him not - Till he came to be baptized. How surprising is this; considering how nearly they were related, and how remarkable the conception and birth of both had been. But there was a peculiar providence visible in our Saviour's living, from his infancy to his baptism, at Nazareth: John all the time living the life of a hermit in the deserts of Judea, Luke 1:80, ninety or more miles from Nazareth: hereby that acquaintance was prevented which might have made John's testimony of Christ suspected.

MHC:

1:29-36 John saw Jesus coming to him, and pointed him out as the Lamb of God. The paschal lamb, in the shedding and sprinkling of its blood, the roasting and eating of its flesh, and all the other circumstances of the ordinance, represented the salvation of sinners by faith in Christ. And the lambs sacrificed every morning and evening, can only refer to Christ slain as a sacrifice to redeem us to God by his blood. John came as a preacher of repentance, yet he told his followers that they were to look for the pardon of their sins to Jesus only, and to his death. It agrees with God's glory to pardon all who depend on the atoning sacrifice of Christ. He takes away the sin of the world; purchases pardon for all that repent and believe the gospel. This encourages our faith; if Christ takes away the sin of the world, then why not my sin? He bore sin for us, and so bears it from us. God could have taken away sin, by taking away the sinner, as he took away the sin of the old world; but here is a way of doing away sin, yet sparing the sinner, by making his Son sin, that is, a sin-offering, for us. See Jesus taking away sin, and let that cause hatred of sin, and resolutions against it. Let us not hold that fast, which the Lamb of God came to take away. To confirm his testimony concerning Christ, John declares the appearance at his baptism, in which God himself bore witness to him. He saw and bare record that he is the Son of God. This is the end and object of John's testimony, that Jesus was the promised Messiah. John took every opportunity that offered to lead people to Christ.

CONC:

Baptising Baptism Baptizing Cause Didn't Giving Manifest Manifested Myself Openly Reason Recognize Revealed Shown Yet

Baptising Baptism Baptizing Cause Israel Manifest Manifested Openly Reason Recognize Revealed Shown Water

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