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32 John gave [further] evidence [testifying officially for the record, with validity and relevance], saying, “I have seen the [a]Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven, and He remained upon Him.(A) 33 I did not recognize Him [as the Messiah], but He who sent me to baptize [b]in water said to me, ‘He upon whom you see the Spirit descend and remain, this One is He who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’ 34 I myself have [actually] seen [that happen], and my testimony is that this is the Son of God!”

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Footnotes

  1. John 1:32 The descent of the Holy Spirit identified Jesus in His humanity for His ministry as the Messiah.
  2. John 1:33 The Greek here can be translated in, with or by.

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