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John testified, saying, "I have seen the Spirit descending like a dove out of heaven, and it remained on him.
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God's Sign, Not Man's Guess
Commentators, particularly Charles Spurgeon, emphasize that although John the Baptist knew Jesus personally, he did not rely on his own judgment to identify Him as the Messiah. He waited for the specific sign from God—the Spirit descending like a dove. This teaches that true spiritual witness must be founded on God's revelation, not human opinion or familiarity.
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Bare witness (εμαρτυρησεν). First aorist active indicative of μαρτυρεω. Another specimen of John's witness to the Messiah (1:7,15,…
19th Century
Anglican
I saw.—Better, I have seen, or beheld. The vision is in its result ever present, and is all-conclusive …
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.…
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The second aspect of John’s witness to Jesus (see comment on v.29) concerned the title “Son of God.” This aspect was related to the work of the Hol…
16th Century
Protestant
I saw the Spirit, descending like a dove. This is not a literal but a figurative mode of expression; for with what eyes could he see t…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And John bare record The same day that he said the above things, and at the same time:
saying, I …
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Presbyterian
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 …