John 1:33 NIV

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 1:33-34

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. From Matthew 3:13-14, it seems that John supposed, before the baptism of Jesus, that he claimed to be the Messiah, and, that he believed it; but the infallible, certain testimony in the case was the descent... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 1:30-34

John 1:30-34. This is he, &c. I now point out to you the very person of whom I formerly said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me Being incomparably greater and more excellent than I; for he was That is, he existed; before me Dr. Hammond abundantly vindicates this interpretation. Had πρωτος , rendered before, signified chief here, as in some other places, εστι , is, not ην , was, would have been joined with it, and John would have said he is, and not he ... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - John 1:29-34

16. Baptism of Jesus (Matthew 3:13-17; Mark 1:9-11; Luke 3:21-22; John 1:29-34)In due course John publicly introduced Jesus as the Messiah, the Son of God, for whom he had prepared the way. John’s introduction contained none of the popular Jewish ideas of a political or military leader who would bring in a golden age for Israel. Instead it suggested that the Messiah would die, like a lamb offered in sacrifice for the cleansing of sin (John 1:29-30). John then pointed out that he himself was not... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 1:33

see . Greek. eidon. App-133 . remaining. Greek. meno, John 1:32 . on = upon, as in John 1:32 . the Holy Ghost = holy spirit. Greek. pneuma hagion. No articles. See App-101 . read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 1:19-50

II. JESUS’ PUBLIC MINISTRY 1:19-12:50The first part of the body of John’s Gospel records Jesus’ public ministry to the multitudes in Palestine, who were primarily Jewish. Some writers have called this section of the Gospel "the book of signs" because it features seven miracles that signify various things about Jesus."Signs are miraculous works performed or mentioned to illustrate spiritual principles." [Note: Tenney, "The Symphonic . . .," p. 119. See also idem, "Topics from the Gospel of... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 1:19-51

A. The prelude to Jesus’ public ministry 1:19-51The rest of the first chapter continues the introductory spirit of the prologue. It records two events in John the Baptist’s ministry and the choice of some men as Jesus’ followers. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 1:29-34

2. John the Baptist’s open identification of Jesus 1:29-34John the Baptist continued his witness to Jesus’ identity by identifying Him publicly as the Lamb of God. This witness is a crucial part of the writer’s purpose to promote faith in Jesus. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 1:31-33

John had not known that Jesus was the Messiah before God revealed that to him, even though they were relatives (cf. Luke 1:36). John learned who Jesus really was when he baptized Jesus (Matthew 3:13-17; Mark 1:9-11; Luke 3:21-22). The Apostle John did not record Jesus’ baptism, which happened before the events he recorded here. John the Baptist further explained that he carried on his baptizing ministry with Messiah’s public identification as a goal (cf. Mark 1:4). The symbolic descent of the... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - John 1:1-51

The Divinity and Incarnation of the Word. Witness of John. The First Disciples1-18. Preface, declaring (1) that the Word was God, (2) that He was made man, (3) that He revealed the Father.This sublime preface is intended to commend ’the truth as it is in Jesus,’ both to Jewish and Gentile minds. It describes our Lord’s person and office by a term familiar to both, that of the Logos or Word of God. ’Logos’ has two meanings in Greek: (1) reason or intelligence, as it exists inwardly in the mind,... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - John 1:32-33

(32, 33) In these verses the Evangelist again makes prominent the solemn witness of John, giving the process by which conviction had come to his own mind. read more

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 1:33-34

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 1:30-34

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - John 1:29-34

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 1:33

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 1:19-50

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 1:19-51

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 1:29-34

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 1:31-33

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - John 1:1-51

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - John 1:32-33

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