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Book of John Chapter 1 - Read Chapter 1:29 - [In Context ]The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him. John said, "Look, the Lamb of God. F21 He takes away the sins of the world!
1:30 - [In Context ]This is the One I was talking about. I said, 'A man will come after me, but he is greater than I am, because he was living before me--{he has always lived}.'
1:31 - [In Context ]Even I did not know who he was. But I came baptizing F22 people with water so that Israel (the Jews) could know that Jesus is {the Christ} F23 ."
1:32 - [In Context ]
1:33 - [In Context ]Then John said, "I also did not know who the Christ was. But God sent me to baptize F24 people with water. And God told me, 'You will see the Spirit. F25 come down and rest on a man. That man is the One who will baptize with the Holy Spirit. F26 '" John said, "I have seen this happen. I saw the Spirit come down from heaven. The Spirit looked like a dove and sat on him (Jesus).
1:34 - [In Context ]So this is what I tell people: 'He (Jesus) is the Son of God.'"
FOOTNOTES: F21: Lamb of God Name for Jesus. It means that Jesus is like the lambs that were offered for a sacrifice to God.
F22: baptize(d), baptizing Greek word meaning to immerse, dip, or bury a person or thing briefly under water.
F23: Christ The "anointed one" (Messiah) or chosen one of God.
F24: baptize(d), baptizing Greek word meaning to immerse, dip, or bury a person or thing briefly under water.
F25: Spirit, Holy Spirit Also called the Spirit of God, the Spirit of Christ, and the Comforter. Joined with God and Christ, he does God's work among people in the world.
F26: Spirit, Holy Spirit Also called the Spirit of God, the Spirit of Christ, and the Comforter. Joined with God and Christ, he does God's work among people in the world.
Abbreviations Legend: BCC - Burton Coffman; DSN - Darby's Synopsis; GEB - Gill's Exposition; GSB - Geneva Study Bible; JFB - Jamieson, Fausset, Brown; MHC-COM - Matthew Henry Complete; MHC-CON - Matthew Henry Concise; PNT - People's New Testament; RWP - Robertson's Word Pictures; SRN - Scofield Reference Notes; TFG - The Fourfold Gospel; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; WEN - Wesley's Explanatory Notes; NTB - Nave's Topical Bible; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; TTT - Torrey's Topical Textbook; EBD - Easton's Bible Dictionary; SBD - Smith's Bible Dictionary; WJD - What Jesus Did!;
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