John 1:26 ““I baptize with water,” John replied, “but among you stands One you do…”

John 1:26

“I baptize with water,” John replied, “but among you stands One you do not know.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;

World English Bible

John answered them, “I baptize in water, but among you stands one whom you don’t know.

American Standard Version

John answered them, saying, I baptize in water: in the midst of you standeth one whom ye know not,

Geneva Bible 1599

Iohn answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there is one among you, whom ye knowe not.

Darby Translation

John answered them saying, I baptise with water. In the midst of you stands, whom ye do not know,

Young's Literal Translation

John answered them, saying, 'I baptize with water, but in midst of you he hath stood whom ye have not known, this one it is who is coming after me, who hath been before me,

Bible in Basic English

John's answer was: I give baptism with water; but there is one among you of whom you have no knowledge;

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Cross references

“I”

Luke 3:16 Acts 1:5 Matthew 3:11 Mark 1:8 Acts 11:16

Luke 3:16 · BSB

John answered all of them: “I baptize you with water, but One more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.

Acts 1:5 · BSB

For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit. ”

Matthew 3:11 · BSB

I baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come One more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.

Mark 1:8 · BSB

I baptize you with water, but He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit. ”

Acts 11:16 · BSB

Then I remembered the word of the Lord, how He said, ‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’

“whom”

John 8:19 John 17:3 John 17:25 1 John 3:1 John 16:3 John 1:10

John 8:19 · BSB

“Where is Your Father?” they asked Him. “You do not know Me or My Father,” Jesus answered. “If you knew Me, you would know My Father as well.”

John 17:3 · BSB

Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.

John 17:25 · BSB

Righteous Father, although the world has not known You, I know You, and they know that You sent Me.

1 John 3:1 · BSB

Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him.

John 16:3 · BSB

They will do these things because they have not known the Father or Me.

John 1:10 · BSB

He was in the world, and though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

25asked him, “Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”

27He is the One who comes after me, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.”

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