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On the next day, he saw Jesus coming to him, and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
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The Ultimate Sacrifice
John calls Jesus the "Lamb of God," a title rich with Old Testament meaning. Commentators explain this connects Jesus to the Passover lamb (whose blood saved from death), the daily temple sacrifices (for atonement), and the suffering servant of Isaiah 53 (who bears our sins). Jesus is the ultimate, perfect sacrifice appointed by God, fulfilling all that the old system pointed toward.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The next day - The day after the Jews inquired whether He was the Christ.
Behold the Lamb of God - A “lamb,” among the Jew…
On the morrow (τη επαυριον). Locative case with ημηρα (day) understood after the adverb επαυριον. "Second day of this spiritual di…
19th Century
Anglican
The next day.—We pass on to the witness of John on the second day, when he sees Jesus coming to him, probably on the return from t…
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Baptist
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.…
The chronological scheme of this section is indicated by the reference to successive days: the first day, when the delegation from Jerusalem questi…
16th Century
Protestant
The next day. There can be no doubt that John had already spoken about the manifestation of the Messiah; but when Christ began to appear, …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The next day John sees Jesus coming to him Not to be baptized, for he had been baptized before by him. This seems to…
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…
13th Century
Catholic
Previously, John had testified about Christ when he was questioned. Here, he gives a voluntary testimony.
This section is divided …
