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!”