Of whom (υπερ ου). Not περ, but υπερ. "On behalf of whom." John points to Jesus as he speaks: "This is he." There he is. See verse…

This is he.—These words meet us here for the third time. They come in John 1:15, and in part in John 1:27. Here, as before, they are a quo…

Of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias. And they which were sent were of the Pharisees.…

Origen of Alexandria: After this testimony, Jesus is seen coming to John, not only persevering in his confession but also hav…

This verse is essentially a restatement of v.15, with one significant addition. John calls Jesus “a man who comes after me.” The Greek word for “ma…

This is he of whom I said. He summarizes everything in a few words when he declares that Christ is the person who, as he said, was to be p…

This is he, of whom it is said
Either the day before, as in (John 1:27) , or some time before that, ([Re…

John saw Jesus coming to him and pointed him out as the Lamb of God. The paschal lamb, in the shedding and sprinkling of its blood, the roasting an…

1. Previously, John had testified about Christ when he was questioned. Here, he gives a voluntary testimony.

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