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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 1:33

And I knew him not ,.... That is, before he came to be baptized by him; when it was secretly suggested to him who he was, and the following signal was given him, to confirm him in it: but he that sent me to baptize with water ; or "in water"; that is, God; for John's mission was from God, as in John 1:6 , and his baptism from heaven; he had a divine warrant and commission for what he did: the same said unto me ; either by an articulate voice, or by a divine impulse on his mind, or... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 1:34

And I saw ,.... The Spirit descending from heaven as a dove, and lighting upon Jesus, and remaining some time on him; this he saw with his bodily eyes: and bore record ; at the same time, before all the people that were with him, when he baptized Jesus: that this is the Son of God ; the natural, essential, and eternal Son of God; who being sent in the fulness of time, had assumed an human nature, in which he became subject to all ordinances, and had the Spirit without measure... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 1:19

And this is the record of John - He persisted in this assertion, testifying to the Jews that this Jesus was The Christ. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 1:20

He confessed, and denied not; but confessed - A common mode of Jewish phraseology. John renounces himself, that Jesus may be all in all. Though God had highly honored him, and favored him with peculiar influence in the discharge of his work, yet he considered he had nothing but what he had received, and therefore, giving all praise to his benefactor, takes care to direct the attention of the people to him alone from whom he had received his mercies. He who makes use of God's gifts to feed... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 1:21

Art thou Elias? - The scribes themselves had taught that Elijah was to come before the Messiah. See Matthew 17:10 ; and this belief of theirs they supported by a literal construction of Malachi 4:5 . Art thou that prophet? - the prophet spoken of by Moses, Deuteronomy 18:15 , Deuteronomy 18:18 . This text they had also misunderstood: for the prophet or teacher promised by Moses was no other than the Messiah himself. See Acts 3:22 . But the Jews had a tradition that Jeremiah was... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 1:22

That we may give an answer to them that sent us - These Pharisees were probably a deputation from the grand Sanhedrin; the members of which, hearing of the success of the Baptist's preaching, were puzzled to know what to make of him, and seriously desired to hear from himself what he professed to be. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 1:23

I am the voice of one crying - See the notes on Matthew 3:3 ; Mark 1:4 , Mark 1:5 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 1:25

Why baptizest thou then? - Baptism was a very common ceremony among the Jews, who never received a proselyte into the full enjoyment of a Jew's privileges, till he was both baptized and circumcised. But such baptisms were never performed except by an ordinance of the Sanhedrin, or in the presence of three magistrates: besides, they never baptized any Jew or Jewess, nor even those who were the children of their proselytes; for, as all these were considered as born in the covenant, they had no... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 1:26

I baptize with water - See on Mark 1:8 ; (note). I use the common form, though I direct the baptized to a different end, viz. that they shall repent of their sins, and believe in the Messiah. There standeth one among you - That is, the person whose forerunner I am is now dwelling in the land of Judea, and will shortly make his appearance among you. Christ was not present when John spoke thus, as may be seen from John 1:29 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 1:27

Is preferred before me - Ὁς εμπροσθεν μου γεγονεν , Who was before me. This clause is wanting in BC*L, four others, the Coptic, Ethiopic, Slavonic, and two copies of the Itala, and in some of the primitive fathers. Griesbach has left it out of the text. It is likely that it was omitted by the above, because it was found in John 1:15 ; and John 1:30 . At the end of this verse, EG, and ten others, with some copies of the Slavonic, add, He shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 1:33

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 1:34

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 1:19

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 1:20

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 1:21

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 1:22

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 1:23

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 1:25

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 1:26

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 1:27

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