New American Standard Bible 1995

John 1:26-36

26JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611them sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “I baptizeβαπτίζωbaptizōG907in waterὕδατι·hudatiG5204, butamongμέσοςmesosG3319you standsG4739One whomὃνhonG3739you do not knowG3609.

27It isHe who comesἐρχόμενος,erchomenosG2064afterὀπίσωopisōG3694me, thethongἱμάνταhimantaG2438of whoseοὗhouG3739sandalὑποδήματος.hupodēmatosG5266I amεἰμὶeimiG1510not worthyἄξιοςaxiosG514to untieλύσωlusōG3089.”

28TheseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778tookG1096placeἐγένετοegenetoG1096in BethanyΒηθανίᾳBēthaniaG963beyondπέρανperanG4008the JordanἸορδάνουIordanouG2446,whereὅπουhopouG3699JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491was baptizingβαπτίζων.¶baptizōnG907.

29The nextἐπαύριονepaurionG1887dayG1887he sawβλέπειblepeiG991JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424comingἐρχόμενονerchomenonG2064to him and saidλέγει·legeiG3004, “BeholdἴδεideG2396,the LambἀμνὸςamnosG286of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316whotakesG142awayαἴρωνairōnG142the sinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266of the worldκόσμου.kosmouG2889!

30ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778is He on behalfὑπὲρhuperG5228of whomοὗhouG3739I saidG3004, ‘AfterὀπίσωopisōG3694me comesἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064a ManἀνὴρanērG435whoὃςhosG3739hasγέγονενgegonenG1096a higherG1715rankG1715than I,for He existedG1510beforeπρῶτόςprōtosG4413me.’

31I did not recognizeG3609Him, but soἵναinaG2443that He might be manifestedφανερωθῇphanerōthēaG5319to IsraelἸσραήλ,IsraēlG2474,I cameἦλθονēlthonG2064baptizingβαπτίζων.baptizōnG907in waterὕδατιhudatiG5204.”

32JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491testifiedἐμαρτύρησενemarturēsenG3140sayingλέγωνlegōnG3004, “I have seenτεθέαμαιtetheamaiG2300the SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151descendingκαταβαῖνονkatabainonG2597as a doveπεριστερὰνperisteranG4058out of heavenοὐρανοῦ,ouranouG3772,and He remainedἔμεινενemeinenG3306upon Him.

33I did not recognizeG3609Him, but He who sentπέμψαςpempsasG3992me to baptizeβαπτίζεινbaptizeinG907in waterὕδατι,hudatiG5204saidG3004to me, ‘He upon whomὃνhonG3739you seeG3708the SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151descendingκαταβαῖνονkatabainonG2597and remainingμένονmenonG3306upon Him,thisοὗτόςhoutosG3778is the One who baptizesβαπτίζωνbaptizōnG907in the Holyἁγίῳ.hagiōG40SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151.’

34I myselfκἀγὼkagōkaiG1473have seenἑώρακαhe'ōrakaG3708,and have testifiedμεμαρτύρηκαmemarturēkaG3140that thisοὗτόςhoutosG3778isthe SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.”

35AgainπάλινpalinG3825the nextἐπαύριονepaurionG1887dayG1887JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491was standingεἱστήκειheistēkeiG2476with twoδύο.duoG1417of his disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101,

36and he lookedἐμβλέψαςemblepsasG1689at JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424as He walkedπεριπατοῦντιperipatountiG4043,and saidλέγει·legeiG3004, “BeholdἴδεideG2396,the LambἀμνὸςamnosG286of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316!”

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