John 1:26 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

²⁶ So, John answered them, saying, “I am immersing people in water, but there is Someone among you whom you do not recognize.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁶ John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁶ John answered them, I [only] baptize in (with) water. Among you there stands One Whom you do not recognize and with Whom you are not acquainted and of Whom you know nothing. [Mal. 3:1.]

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁶ John answered them, saying, I baptize in water: in the midst of you standeth one whom ye know not,

Common English Bible

²⁶ John answered, “I baptize with water. Someone greater stands among you, whom you don’t recognize.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁶ John answered them by saying: "I baptize with water. But in your midst stands one, whom you do not know.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²⁶ John answered them, saying: I baptize with water; but there hath stood one in the midst of you, whom you know not.

John 1:26 Cross References

Matthew 3:11

“I certainly am immersing you in water following [your] repentance, but the One who follows me [i.e., in my ministry], whose sandals I do not deserve to remove [as His slave], will immerse you people with the Holy Spirit and with fire [i.e., the punishment in hell. See verses 10 and 12].

Matthew 3:6

and people were immersed by him in the Jordan River as they confessed their sins.

Mark 1:8

I am immersing you in water, but He will immerse you in the Holy Spirit.”

Luke 3:16

John answered [their concerns] by saying to all of them, “I am [the one] immersing you in water, but One who is more powerful than I will follow my [ministry]. I am not [even] worthy to loosen the straps of His sandals. He will immerse you people with the Holy Spirit and with fire [i.e., the punishment of hell. See Matt. 3:10-12].

John 16:3

And they will do these things because they have not known [either] the Father or me.

John 17:25

Righteous Father, the world does not know you but I know you, and these men know that you sent me.

John 17:3

And this is never ending life; that people may know you [as] the only true God, and Jesus Christ, the One whom you have sent.

John 8:19

So, the Jewish authorities said to Him, “Where is your father?” Jesus answered; “You people do not know me or my Father. If you [did] know me, you would know my Father also.”

Acts 1:5

[Jesus then said,] “For John immersed you [men] in water but [this time] you will be immersed in the Holy Spirit, and [it will happen] in just a few more days.” [See Matt. 3:11].

Acts 11:16

Then I remembered what the Lord had said [See 1:4-5]: ‘John immersed you [people] in water but you [apostles] will be immersed in the Holy Spirit.’

Acts 19:4

Paul [then] said, “John immersed people who [demonstrated their] repentance, telling them they must believe in Jesus, the One who would come after him.”

1 John 3:1

Look at how much love the Father has shown to us [Christians], that we should be called His children! But, that is what we [really] are! The reason the people of the world do not know who we are is because they do not know who God [really] is.