John 1:33 BSB — MannaFest

John 1:33

I myself did not know Him, but the One who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘The man on whom you see the Spirit descend and rest is He who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize in water, he said unto me, Upon whomsoever thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and abiding upon him, the same is he that baptizeth in the Holy Spirit.

KJV

And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.

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Commentary

1 voice

Tertullian

On Baptism (220)

But we, with but as poor a measure of understanding as of faith, are able to determine that that baptism was divine indeed, (yet in respect of the command, not in respect of efficacy too, in that we read that John was sent by the lord to perform this duty, ) but human in its nature: for it conveyed nothing celestial, but it fore-ministered to things celestial; being, to wit, appointed over repentance, which is in man's power.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

The same said ... - This was the sign by which he was to know the Messiah. He was to see the Spirit descending like a dove and abiding on him. It does not follow, however, that he had no intimation before this that Jesus was the Christ, but it means that by this he should know it infallibly.

Modern Voices1 voice

Reinhard Bonnke

1940–2019

Holy Spirit: Are We Flammable or Fireproof? (7-day study, YouVersion)

Christ had a human experience from God to show what the perfect human experience should be. He was the first of multitudes. He was the first Holy Spirit-baptized man on earth.

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Original language & word study

32 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
κἀγὼ	kagō	And I myself	G1473 →G2532 →
οὐκ	ouk	not	G3756 →
ᾔδειν	ēdein	knew	G1492 →
αὐτόν,	auton	Him,	G846 →
ἀλλ᾽	all᾽	but	G235 →
ὁ	ho	the [One]	G3588 →
πέμψας	pempsas	having sent	G3992 →
με	me	me	G3165 →
βαπτίζειν	baptizein	to baptize	G907 →
ἐν	en	with	G1722 →
ὕδατι,	hudati	water,	G5204 →
ἐκεῖνός	ekeinos	He	G1565 →
μοι	moi	to me	G3165 →
εἶπεν·	eipen	said;	G2036 →
ἐφ᾽	eph᾽	Upon	G1909 →
ὃν	hon	whom	G3739 →
ἂν	an	maybe	G302 →
ἴδῃς	idēs	you may see	G1492 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
πνεῦμα	pneuma	Spirit	G4151 →
καταβαῖνον	katabainon	descending	G2597 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
μένον	menon	abiding	G3306 →
ἐπ᾽	ep᾽	on	G1909 →
αὐτόν,	auton	Him,	G846 →
οὗτός	houtos	He	G3778 →
ἐστιν	estin	is	G1510 →
ὁ	ho	the [One]	G3588 →
βαπτίζων	baptizōn	baptizing	G907 →
ἐν	en	with	G1722 →
πνεύματι	pneumati	[the] Spirit	G4151 →
ἁγίῳ.	hagiō	Holy.	G40 →

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
Matthew 3:11
I baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come One more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and…
leads to
- Luke 3:16
  John answered all of them: “I baptize you with water, but One more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Acts 1:5
  For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Isaiah 4:4
  when the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion and cleansed the bloodstains from the heart of Jerusalem by a spirit of judgment and a spirit of fire.
- Zechariah 13:9
  This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They…
- Acts 2:2–4
  Suddenly a sound like a mighty rushing wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.
Through
Acts 1:5
For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.”
leads to
- Matthew 3:11
  I baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come One more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Acts 11:15–16
  As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them, just as He had fallen upon us at the beginning.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Corinthians 12:13
  For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free, and we were all given one Spirit to drink.