John 1:33 meaning and explanation
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.’
John 1:33, Berean Standard Bible
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John the Baptist is speaking to his own disciples and to the crowds at Bethany beyond the Jordan, retelling how he came to recognize Jesus. Though related to Jesus, John says he did not know Him as the promised one until God gave him a sign: the Spirit descending and remaining on a man.
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