John 1:31 - The Scriptures 1998

³¹ “And I did not know Him, but that He might be revealed to Yisra’ĕ

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³¹ And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³¹ And I did not know Him and did not recognize Him [myself]; but it is in order that He should be made manifest and be revealed to Israel [be brought out where we can see Him] that I came baptizing in (with) water.

American Standard Version (1901)

³¹ And I knew him not; but that he should be made manifest to Israel, for this cause came I baptizing in water.

Common English Bible

³¹ Even I didn’t recognize him, but I came baptizing with water so that he might be made known to Israel.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

³¹ And I did not know him. Yet it is for this reason that I come baptizing with water: so that he may be made manifest in Israel."

John 1:31 Cross References

Malachi 3:1

“See, I am sending My messenger, and he shall prepare the way before Me. Then suddenly the Master you are seeking comes to His Hĕ

Matthew 3:13

Then יהושע  came from Galil to Yoḥ

Matthew 3:6

and they were immersed by him in the Yardĕ

Luke 1:17

“And he shall go before Him in the spirit and power of Ě

John 1:30

“This is He of whom I said, ‘After me comes a Man who has become before me, for He was before me.’

John 1:32

And Yoḥ

John 1:33

“And I did not know Him, but He who sent me to immerse in water said to me, ‘Upon whom you see the Spirit coming down and remaining on Him, this is He who immerses in the Set-apart Spirit.’

John 1:7

This one came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all might believe through him.

Acts 19:4

And Sha’ul said, “Yoḥ