John 1:34

John 1:34 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.
• New International Version (NIV)I have seen and I testify that this is God’s Chosen One.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And I have seen and have borne witness that this is the Son of God."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.”

Context of John 1:34

32Then John told them, ‘I saw God's Spirit come down from heaven. He came down like a dove and he stayed on Jesus. 33I would not have known who Jesus was. But God had sent me to baptize people with water. And God told me, “You will see the Spirit come down. He will stay on someone. That is the person who will baptize people with my Holy Spirit.” Now I have seen this. So I can tell you that this is God's Son.’ 35John was standing there again the next day, with two of his disciples. 36He saw Jesus, who was walking past them. John said, ‘Look! Here is the Lamb of God.’

John 1:34 word by word

κἀγὼ ἑώρακα καὶ μεμαρτύρηκα ὅτι οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ θεοῦ.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκἀγώkagō kamoi kame · and IG2504
• I sawὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• bare recordμαρτυρέωmartureō · to testifyG3140
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• the Sonὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316

Cross-references for John 1:34

• John 1:18Nobody has ever seen God. But God's only Son has shown God to us. He is very near to the Father, and he himself is God.
• John 3:16God loved the people in the world so much that he gave his one and only Son to save them. As a result, everyone who believes in the Son will not die. Instead, they will live for ever with God.’
• John 5:23Then all people will respect the Son as a great person. They will respect him in the way that they respect the Father. The Father sent the Son. So if people refuse to respect the Son, it shows that they do not respect the Father either.
• John 6:69We believe that you are the Holy One that God has sent. We are sure about that.’
• John 10:30My Father and I are one.’
• John 11:27Martha answered, ‘Yes, Lord, I believe that you are the Messiah. You are God's Son, the one that God promised to send into the world.’
• John 19:7The Jews answered, ‘We have a law which says that he must die. He must die because he said, “I am the Son of God.” ’
• John 20:28Thomas answered him, ‘My Lord, and my God!’
• Psalms 2:7I will tell you what the Lord has promised to me, his king. He said to me, ‘You are my son. Yes, today I have become your father!
• Psalms 89:26The king will say to me, “You are my Father. You are my God. You protect me and you rescue me.”
• Matthew 3:17Then a voice spoke from heaven, which said, ‘This man is my Son and I love him. He makes me very happy.’
• Matthew 4:3Then the Devil came to Jesus and said to him, ‘If you are the Son of God, speak to these stones. Tell them to become bread.’
• Matthew 8:29When the two men saw Jesus, they immediately shouted at him, ‘You are the Son of God! What are you doing here? Have you come to punish us before the right time comes?’
• Matthew 11:27My Father has given me authority over all things. Only the Father really knows me, his Son. Only I really know my Father, because I am his Son. I also choose to tell some people about him. Then they also know him.
• Matthew 16:16Simon Peter answered him. ‘You are the Messiah. You are the Son of God, the God who lives for ever.’
• Matthew 17:5While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud appeared. It covered them all. A voice spoke from the cloud and it said, ‘This is my Son and I love him. He makes me very happy. Listen to him.’

Commentaries on John 1:34

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 29-36Verses 29-36 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 and eating of its flesh, and all the other circumstances of the ordinance, represented the salvation of sinners by faith in Christ. And the lambs sacrificed every morning and evening, can only refer to Christ slain as a sacrifice to redeem us to God by his blood. John came as a preacher of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 34the Son of God: Some ancient manuscripts read “the Chosen One of God,” which echoes Isaiah 42:1, where God speaks of his chosen servant.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 31-3431-34. knew him not--Living mostly apart, the one at Nazareth, the other in the Judean desert--to prevent all appearance of collusion, John only knew that at a definite time after his own call, his Master would show Himself. As He drew near for baptism one day, the last of all the crowd, the spirit of the Baptist heaving under a divine presentiment that the moment had at length arrived, and an air of unwonted serenity and dignity, not without traits…Read the comment

Topics related to John 1:34

• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• John
• Vision

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Son of God
• Behold
• Believe
• Blood
• Dwell
• Flesh
• Guile
• Light

Commentaries on John 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings