The Lamb of God

29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God,(A) who takes away the sin(B) of the world! 30 This is the one I told you about: ‘After me comes a man who ranks ahead of me, because he existed before me.’ 31 I didn’t know him,(C) but I came baptizing with water so that he might be revealed(D) to Israel.” 32 And John testified, “I saw the Spirit(E) descending from heaven like a dove, and he rested on him.(F) 33 I didn’t know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘The one you see the Spirit descending and resting on—he is the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’(G) 34 I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.”[a](H)

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  1. 1:34 Other mss read is the Chosen One of God

29 The next day, John[a] saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! 30 This is the one about whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who ranks above me, because he existed before me.’ 31 I didn’t recognize him, but I came baptizing with[b] water so that he might be revealed to Israel.”

32 John also testified, “I saw the Spirit coming down from heaven like a dove, and it remained on him. 33 I didn’t recognize him, but the one who sent me to baptize with[c] water told me, ‘The person on whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining is the one who baptizes with[d] the Holy Spirit.’ 34 I have seen this and have testified that this is the Son[e] of God.”

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  1. John 1:29 Lit. he
  2. John 1:31 Or in
  3. John 1:33 Or in
  4. John 1:33 Or in
  5. John 1:34 Other mss. read Chosen One