And I knew him not (καγω ουκ ηιδειν αυτον). Repeated in verse 33. Second past perfect of οιδα as imperfect. He had predicted the M…

I knew him not - John was not personally acquainted with Jesus. Though they were remotely related to each other, it seems that they had pr…

And I knew Him not.—Better, and I also knew Him not; so again in John 1:33. The reference is to whom ye know not…

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…

The identity of the Me iah was unknown to John the Baptist. This does not mean that John did not know Jesus personally, for, after all, they were r…

And I knew him not. So that his testimony might not be suspected of having been given either from friendship or favor, he anticipates such…

And I knew him not
(Ommasin) , "by sight", as Nonnus paraphrases it; personally he had ne…

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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