| John 1:26 | |
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 "John the Baptist spoke to the people" (Bible Illustrations by Jim Padgett, Sweet Media, 1984). | |
| Book | Gospel of John |
| Christian Bible part | New Testament |
John 1:26 is the twenty-sixth verse in the first chapter of the Gospel of John in the New Testament of the Christian Bible.
In the original Greek according to Westcott-Hort, this verse is:
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads:
The New International Version translates the passage as:
Lapide comments on John's words, "there standeth one, etc." stating that it is as if John said, "Christ is living in the midst of you, and yet you do not know Him. That is, you see him as a mere man and do not perceive that he is the Messiah." [1]
Gregory the Great: "A saint, even when perversely questioned, is never diverted from the pursuit of goodness. Thus John to the words of envy opposes the words of life: John answered them, saying, I indeed baptize with water." [2]
Origen: "For how would the question, Why then baptizest thou, be replied to in any other way, than by setting forth the carnal nature of his own baptism?" [2]
Gregory the Great: "John baptizeth not with the Spirit, but with water; not being able to remit sins, he washes the bodies of the baptized with water, but not their souls with pardon. Why then doth he baptize, when he doth not remit sins by baptism? To maintain his character of forerunner. As his birth preceded our Lord’s, so doth his baptism precede our Lord’s baptism. And he who was the forerunner of Christ in His preaching, is forerunner also in His baptism, which was the imitation of that Sacrament. And withal he announces the mystery of our redemption, saying that He, the Redeemer, is standing in the midst of men, and they know it not: There standeth one among you, whom ye know not: for our Lord, when He appeared in the flesh, was visible in body, but in majesty invisible." [2]
Chrysostom: "One among you. It was fitting that Christ should mix with the people, and be one of the many, showing every where His humility. Whom ye know not; i. e. not, in the most absolute and certain sense; not, who He is, and whence Ho is." [2]
Augustine: "In His low estate He was not seen; and therefore the candle was lighted." [2]
Theophylact of Ohrid: "Or it was, that our Lord was in the midst of the Pharisees; and they not knowing Him. For they thought that they knew the Scriptures, and therefore, inasmuch as our Lord was pointed out there, He was in the midst of them, i. e. in their hearts. But they knew Him not, inasmuch as they understood not the Scriptures. Or take another interpretation. He was in the midst of them, as mediator between God and man, wishing to bring them, the Pharisees, to God. But they knew Him not." [2]
Chrysostom: "As if he said, Do not think that every thing is contained in my baptism; for if my baptism were perfect, another would not come after me with another baptism. This baptism of mine is but an introduction to the other, and will soon pass away, like a shadow, or an image. There is One coming after me to establish the truth: and therefore this is not a perfect baptism; for, if it were, there would be no room for a second: and therefore he adds, Who is made before me: i. e. is more honourable, more lofty." [2]
Matthew 3:11 is the eleventh verse of the third chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. The verse occurs in the section relating the preachings of John the Baptist. In this verse he predicts that he will be followed by someone much greater than himself. The main theme of this verse is that John will soon be supplanted by a much greater figure and that John's water baptism is just a preparation for the much greater baptism with the Holy Spirit and fire. That person in the original version of verse 11 is the word "ܚܤܝܢ" which means "Hussein". The original version of verse 11: . ܐܢܐ ܡܥܡܕ ܐܢܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܒܡܝܐ ܠܬܝܒܘܬܐ ܗܘ ܕܝܢ ܕܒܬܪܝ ܐܬܐ <ܚܤܝܢ> ܗܘ ܡܢܝ ܗܘ ܕܠܐ ܫܘܐ ܐܢܐ ܡܤܢܘܗܝ ܠܡܫܩܠ ܗܘ ܡܥܡܕ ܠܟܘܢ ܒܪܘܚܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ ܘܒܢܘܪܐ ܀
Matthew 9:4 is a verse in the ninth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament.
Matthew 9:6 is the sixth verse in the ninth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament.
Matthew 11:7 is the seventh verse in the eleventh chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament.
Matthew 11:9 is the ninth verse in the eleventh chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament.
Matthew 9:11 is a verse in the ninth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament.
Matthew 9:14 is a verse in the ninth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament.
Matthew 11:19 is the nineteenth verse in the eleventh chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament.
Matthew 11:25 is the 25th verse in the eleventh chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament.
Matthew 10:16 is a verse in the tenth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament.
Matthew 12:28 is the 28th verse in the twelfth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament.
John 1:25 is the twenty-fifth verse in the first chapter of the Gospel of John in the New Testament of the Christian Bible.
John 1:28 is the twenty-eighth verse in the first chapter of the Gospel of John in the New Testament of the Christian Bible.
John 1:31 is the 31st verse in the first chapter of the Gospel of John in the New Testament of the Christian Bible.
John 1:32 is the 32nd verse in the first chapter of the Gospel of John in the New Testament of the Christian Bible.
John 1:33 is the 33rd verse in the first chapter of the Gospel of John in the New Testament of the Christian Bible.
John 1:21 is a verse in the first chapter of the Gospel of John in the New Testament.
Matthew 11:2–3 are the second and third verses in the eleventh chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament.
Matthew 12:31-32 are two verses in the twelfth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament.
Matthew 12:43-45 is a passage comprising the 43rd to 45th verses in the twelfth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .| Preceded by John 1:25 | Gospel of John Chapter 1 | Succeeded by John 1:27 |