John 1:32 BSB — MannaFest

John 1:32

Then John testified, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove and resting on Him.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And John bare witness, saying, I have beheld the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven; and it abode upon him.

KJV

And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.

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Commentary

2 voices

Cyril of Alexandria

Commentary on the Gospel of John, Book 2 (444)

CHAPTER I. That the Holy Ghost is in the Son not by participation, not from without, but Essentially and by Nature. Having said above that he knew Him not, he profitably explains and uncovers the Divine Mystery, both showing that He Who told him was God the Father, and clearly relating the manner of the revelation.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

And John bare record,.... The same day that he said the above things, and at the same time: saying, I saw the Spirit; that is, of God, as is said in Mat 3:16 and which Nonnus here expresses; and the Ethiopic version reads, "the Holy Ghost", descending from heaven like a dove; at the time of his baptism; see Gill on Mat 3:

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Original language & word study

17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
ἐμαρτύρησεν	emarturēsen	bore witness	G3140 →
Ἰωάννης	Iōannēs	John	G2491 →
λέγων	legōn	saying	G3004 →
ὅτι	hoti	that	G3754 →
τεθέαμαι	tetheamai	I have beheld	G2300 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
πνεῦμα	pneuma	Spirit	G4151 →
καταβαῖνον	katabainon	descending	G2597 →
ὡς	hōs	as	G5613 →
περιστερὰν	peristeran	a dove	G4058 →
ἐξ	ex	out of	G1537 →
οὐρανοῦ,	ouranou	heaven,	G3772 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἔμεινεν	emeinen	it remained	G3306 →
ἐπ᾽	ep᾽	upon	G1909 →
αὐτόν.	auton	Him.	G846 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Luke 3:22
and the Holy Spirit descended on Him in a bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.”
leads to
- Isaiah 42:1
  “Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations.
  Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
- Matthew 17:5
  While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Psalms 2:7
  I will proclaim the decree spoken to Me by the LORD: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.
- 2 Peter 1:17–18
  For He received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to Him from the Majestic Glory, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
- Luke 9:34–35
  While Peter was speaking, a cloud appeared and enveloped them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud.
Through
Matthew 3:16
As soon as Jesus was baptized, He went up out of the water. Suddenly the heavens were opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and resting on Him.
leads to
- John 1:31–34
  I myself did not know Him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that He might be revealed to Israel.”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Isaiah 11:2
  The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD.
- Mark 1:10
  As soon as Jesus came up out of the water, He saw the heavens breaking open and the Spirit descending on Him like a dove.