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31 I did not know who he was. But I came baptizing people with water so that Israel could know that he is the Messiah.[a]

32-34 Then John said this for everyone to hear: “I also did not know who the Messiah was. But the one who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘You will see the Spirit come down and rest on a man. He is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’ I have seen this happen. I saw the Spirit come down from heaven like a dove and rest on this man. So this is what I tell people: ‘He is the Son of God.’[b]

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Footnotes

  1. John 1:31 so that … the Messiah Literally, “so that he might be revealed as the Messiah to Israel.” See “Messiah” in the Word List.
  2. John 1:32 He is the Son of God Some very early Greek copies have “He is the chosen one of God.”

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