John 1:29,31
John 1:29 New International Version (NIV)
The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
John 1:31 New International Version (NIV)
I myself did not know him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that he might be revealed to Israel.”
John 1:29-31 The Message (MSG)
The very next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and yelled out, “Here he is, God’s Passover Lamb! He forgives the sins of the world! This is the man I’ve been talking about, ‘the One who comes after me but is really ahead of me.’ I knew nothing about who he was—only this: that my task has been to get Israel ready to recognize him as the God-Revealer. That is why I came here baptizing with water, giving you a good bath and scrubbing sins from your life so you can get a fresh start with God.”
John 1:29-31 The Message (MSG)
The very next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and yelled out, “Here he is, God’s Passover Lamb! He forgives the sins of the world! This is the man I’ve been talking about, ‘the One who comes after me but is really ahead of me.’ I knew nothing about who he was—only this: that my task has been to get Israel ready to recognize him as the God-Revealer. That is why I came here baptizing with water, giving you a good bath and scrubbing sins from your life so you can get a fresh start with God.”
John 1:29 King James Version (KJV)
The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
John 1:31 King James Version (KJV)
And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.
John 1:29 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
The next day he *saw Jesus coming to him and *said, “Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
John 1:31 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
I did not recognize Him, but so that He might be manifested to Israel, I came baptizing in water.”
John 1:29 New Century Version (NCV)
The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him. John said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
John 1:31 New Century Version (NCV)
Even I did not know who he was, although I came baptizing with water so that the people of Israel would know who he is.”
John 1:29 American Standard Version (ASV)
On the morrow he seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold, the Lamb of God, that taketh away the sin of the world!
John 1:31 American Standard Version (ASV)
And I knew him not; but that he should be made manifest to Israel, for this cause came I baptizing in water.
John 1:29 New International Version (NIV)
The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
John 1:31 New International Version (NIV)
I myself did not know him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that he might be revealed to Israel.”
John 1:29 New King James Version (NKJV)
The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
John 1:31 New King James Version (NKJV)
I did not know Him; but that He should be revealed to Israel, therefore I came baptizing with water.”
John 1:29 Amplified Bible (AMP)
The next day he saw Jesus coming to him and said, “Look! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! [Ex 12:3; Is 53:7]
John 1:31 Amplified Bible (AMP)
I did not recognize Him [as the Messiah]; but I came baptizing in water so that He would be [publicly] revealed to Israel.”
John 1:29 New Living Translation (NLT)
The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
John 1:31 New Living Translation (NLT)
I did not recognize him as the Messiah, but I have been baptizing with water so that he might be revealed to Israel.”
John 1:29 The Passion Translation (TPT)
The very next day, John saw Jesus coming to him to be baptized, and John cried out, “Look! There he is—God’s Lamb! He takes away the sin of the entire world!
John 1:31 The Passion Translation (TPT)
My baptism was for the preparation of his appearing to Israel, even though I didn’t recognize him.”
John 1:29 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
