26 John answered them, saying, (A)“I baptize with water, (B)but there stands One among you whom you do not know.

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26 “I baptize with[a] water,”(A) John replied, “but among you stands one you do not know.

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  1. John 1:26 Or in; also in verses 31 and 33 (twice)

(A)for John truly baptized with water, (B)but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”

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For John baptized with[a] water,(A) but in a few days you will be baptized with[b] the Holy Spirit.”(B)

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  1. Acts 1:5 Or in
  2. Acts 1:5 Or in

10 He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and (A)the world did not know Him. 11 (B)He came to His [a]own, and His [b]own did not receive Him.

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  1. John 1:11 His own things or domain
  2. John 1:11 His own people

10 He was in the world, and though the world was made through him,(A) the world did not recognize him. 11 He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him.(B)

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(A)I indeed baptized you with water, but He will baptize you (B)with the Holy Spirit.”

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I baptize you with[a] water, but he will baptize you with[b] the Holy Spirit.”(A)

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  1. Mark 1:8 Or in
  2. Mark 1:8 Or in

19 Then they said to Him, “Where is Your Father?”

Jesus answered, (A)“You know neither Me nor My Father. (B)If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also.”

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19 Then they asked him, “Where is your father?”

“You do not know me or my Father,”(A) Jesus replied. “If you knew me, you would know my Father also.”(B)

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16 John answered, saying to all, (A)“I indeed baptize you with water; but One mightier than I is coming, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose. He will (B)baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

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16 John answered them all, “I baptize you with[a] water.(A) But one who is more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with[b] the Holy Spirit and fire.(B)

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  1. Luke 3:16 Or in
  2. Luke 3:16 Or in

11 (A)I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. (B)He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit [a]and fire.

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  1. Matthew 3:11 M omits and fire

11 “I baptize you with[a] water for repentance.(A) But after me comes one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with[b] the Holy Spirit(B) and fire.(C)

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  1. Matthew 3:11 Or in
  2. Matthew 3:11 Or in

The Command to Love

Behold (A)what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that (B)we should be called children of [a]God! Therefore the world does not know [b]us, (C)because it did not know Him.

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  1. 1 John 3:1 NU adds And we are.
  2. 1 John 3:1 M you

See what great love(A) the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God!(B) And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.(C)

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16 Then I remembered the word of the Lord, how He said, (A)‘John indeed baptized with water, but (B)you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’

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16 Then I remembered what the Lord had said: ‘John baptized with[a] water,(A) but you will be baptized with[b] the Holy Spirit.’(B)

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  1. Acts 11:16 Or in
  2. Acts 11:16 Or in

25 O righteous Father! (A)The world has not known You, but (B)I have known You; and (C)these have known that You sent Me.

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25 “Righteous Father, though the world does not know you,(A) I know you, and they know that you have sent me.(B)

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And (A)this is eternal life, that they may know You, (B)the only true God, and Jesus Christ (C)whom You have sent.

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Now this is eternal life: that they know you,(A) the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.(B)

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And (A)these things they will do [a]to you because they have not known the Father nor Me.

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  1. John 16:3 NU, M omit to you

They will do such things because they have not known the Father or me.(A)

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The Coming Messenger

“Behold, (A)I send My messenger,
And he will (B)prepare the way before Me.
And the Lord, whom you seek,
Will suddenly come to His temple,
(C)Even the Messenger of the covenant,
In whom you delight.
Behold, (D)He is coming,”
Says the Lord of hosts.

“But who can endure (E)the day of His coming?
And (F)who can stand when He appears?
For (G)He is like a refiner’s fire
And like launderers’ soap.

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“I will send my messenger,(A) who will prepare the way before me.(B) Then suddenly the Lord(C) you are seeking will come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant,(D) whom you desire,(E) will come,” says the Lord Almighty.

But who can endure(F) the day of his coming?(G) Who can stand(H) when he appears? For he will be like a refiner’s fire(I) or a launderer’s soap.(J)

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