31I myself did not know him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that he might be revealed to Israel."


In Context

28 This all happened at Bethany on the other side of the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

29 The next day John 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 I meant when I said, 'A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.'

31 I myself did not know him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that he might be revealed to Israel."

32 Then John gave this testimony: "I saw the Spirit come down from heaven as a dove and remain on him.

33 I would not have known him, except that the one who sent me to baptize with water told me, 'The man on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain is he who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.'

John 1:31 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:31And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:31And I knew him not, but that he may be made manifest in Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:31And I knew him not; but that he should be made manifest to Israel, for this cause came I baptizing in water.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:31and I knew him not; but that he might be manifested to Israel, therefore have I come baptising with water.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:31And I knew him not; but that he should be made manifest to Israel, for this cause came I baptizing with water.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:31And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:31I didn't know him, but for this reason I came baptizing in water: that he would be revealed to Israel.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:31and I knew him not, but, that he might be manifested to Israel, because of this I came with the water baptizing.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:31And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.