John 1:32 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

³² And John testified, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it remained on him.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³² And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³² John gave further evidence, saying, I have seen the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven, and it dwelt on Him [never to depart].

American Standard Version (1901)

³² And John bare witness, saying, I have beheld the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven; and it abode upon him.

Common English Bible

³² John testified, “I saw the Spirit coming down from heaven like a dove, and it rested on him.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³² And John offered testimony, saying: "For I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove; and he remained upon him.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

³² And John gave testimony, saying: I saw the Spirit coming down, as a dove from heaven, and he remained upon him.

John 1:32 Cross References

Isaiah 11:2

The spirit of the Lord shall rest on him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.

Matthew 3:16

And when Jesus had been baptized, just as he came up from the water, suddenly the heavens were opened to him and he saw God’s Spirit descending like a dove and alighting on him.

Mark 1:10

And just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the Spirit descending like a dove upon him.

Luke 3:22

and the Holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven, “You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased.”

John 1:31

I myself did not know him, but I came baptizing with water for this reason, that he might be revealed to Israel.”

John 1:7

He came as a witness to testify to the light, so that all might believe through him.

John 5:32

There is another who testifies on my behalf, and I know that his testimony to me is true.