John 1:32 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

³² And John bore witness, “I saw the Spirit descend as a dove from heaven, 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

And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon 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 was baptized, he went up immediately from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and alighting on him;

Mark 1:10

And when he came up out of the water, immediately he saw the heavens opened and the Spirit descending upon him like a dove;

Luke 3:22

and the Holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily form, as a dove, and a voice came from heaven, “Thou art my beloved Son; with thee I am well pleased.”

John 1:31

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

John 1:7

He came for testimony, to bear witness to the light, that all might believe through him.

John 5:32

there is another who bears witness to me, and I know that the testimony which he bears to me is true.