He said (εκεινος ειπεν). Explicit and emphatic pronoun as in verse 8, referring to God as the one who sent John (verse 6).

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The same said ... - This was the sign by which he was to know the Messiah. He was to see the Spirit descending like a dove and abiding on …

I saw.—Better, I have seen, or beheld. The vision is in its result ever present, and is all-conclusive …

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.…

St. John Chrysostom: After John made a declaration so astonishing to all his hearers—namely, that the One he pointed out Himse…

The second aspect of John’s witne to Jesus (see comment on v.29) concerned the title “Son of God.” This aspect was related to the work of the Holy …

Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending. Here a difficult question arises; for if John did not know Christ, why does he re…

And I knew him not
That is, before he came to be baptized by him; when it was secretly suggested to him who he was, …

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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