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 testified, “I have seen the Ruach coming down like a dove out of heaven, and it remained on Him. 33I did not know Him; but the One who sent me to immerse in water said to me, ‘The One on whom you see the Ruach coming down and remaining, this is the One who immerses in the Ruach ha-Kodesh.’ And I have seen and testified that this is Ben-Elohim.” 35Again the next day, John was standing with two of his disciples 36and watched Yeshua walking by. He said, “Behold, 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 1:18No one has ever seen God; but the one and only God, in the Father’s embrace, has made Him known.
• John 3:16“For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.
• John 5:23so that all should honor the Son, just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.
• John 6:69We have trusted and have come to know that you are the Holy One of God.”
• John 10:30I and the Father are one.”
• John 11:27She says to Him, “Yes, Lord, I believe that you are the Messiah, Ben-Elohim who has come into the world.”
• John 19:7The Judean leaders answered him, “We have a law, and according to the Torah He must die, because He claimed to be Ben-Elohim!”
• John 20:28Thomas answered and said to Him, “My Lord and my God!”
• Psalms 2:7I will declare the decree of Adonai. He said to me: “You are My Son— today I have become Your Father.
• Psalms 89:26I will also set his hand over the sea, his right hand over the rivers.
• Matthew 3:17And behold, a voice from the heavens said, “This is My Son, whom I love; with Him I am well pleased!”
• Matthew 4:3And when the tempter came to Him, he said, “If You are Ben-Elohim, tell these stones to become bread.”
• Matthew 8:29And they screamed, “What’s between You and us, Ben-Elohim? Have You come here to torment us, before the appointed time?”
• Matthew 11:27“All things have been handed over to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.
• Matthew 16:16Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”
• Matthew 17:5While He was still speaking, suddenly a bright cloud overshadowed them; and behold, a voice from out of the cloud, saying, “This is My Son, whom I love; with Him I am well pleased. 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
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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