John 1:33

American Standard Version (1901)

And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize in water, he said unto me, Upon whomsoever thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and abiding upon him, the same is he that baptizeth in the Holy Spirit.

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  • Matt 3:11 : 11 I indeed baptize you in water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit and [in] fire:
  • Acts 1:5 : 5 For John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days hence.
  • Luke 3:16 : 16 John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but there cometh he that is mightier than I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you [ in the Holy Spirit and [in] fire:
  • John 3:5 : 5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God!
  • John 3:34 : 34 For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for he giveth not the Spirit by measure.
  • Acts 10:44-47 : 44 While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all them that heard the word. 45 And they of the circumcision that believed were amazed, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Spirit. 46 For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter, 47 Can any man forbid the water, that these should not be baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit as well as we?
  • Acts 11:15-16 : 15 And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them, even as on us at the beginning. 16 And I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit.
  • Acts 19:2-6 : 2 and he said unto them, Did ye receive the Holy Spirit when ye believed? And they [said] unto him, Nay, we did not so much as hear whether the Holy Spirit was [given] . 3 And he said, Into what then were ye baptized? And they said, Into John's baptism. 4 And Paul said, John baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people that they should believe on him that should come after him, that is, on Jesus. 5 And when they heard this, they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus. 6 And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Spirit came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.
  • 1 Cor 12:13 : 13 For in one Spirit were we all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free; and were all made to drink of one Spirit.
  • Titus 3:5-6 : 5 not by works [done] in righteousness, which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy he saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, 6 which he poured out upon us richly, through Jesus Christ our Saviour;
  • Mark 1:7-8 : 7 And he preached, saying, There cometh after me he that is mightier than I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose. 8 I baptized you in water; But he shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit.
  • Acts 2:4 : 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
  • John 1:31 : 31 And I knew him not; but that he should be made manifest to Israel, for this cause came I baptizing in water.
  • Matt 3:13-15 : 13 Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him. 14 But John would have hindered him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me? 15 But Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer [it] now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffereth him.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • John 1:25-32
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    88%

    25And they asked him, and said unto him, Why then baptizest thou, if thou art not the Christ, neither Elijah, neither the prophet?

    26John answered them, saying, I baptize in water: in the midst of you standeth one whom ye know not,

    27[ even] he that cometh after me, the latchet of whose shoe I am not worthy to unloose.

    28These things were done in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

    29On the morrow he seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold, the Lamb of God, that taketh away the sin of the world!

    30This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man who is become before me: for he was before me.

    31And I knew him not; but that he should be made manifest to Israel, for this cause came I baptizing in water.

    32And John bare witness, saying, I have beheld the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven; and it abode upon him.

  • Mark 1:7-11
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    7And he preached, saying, There cometh after me he that is mightier than I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.

    8I baptized you in water; But he shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit.

    9And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in the Jordan.

    10And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens rent asunder, and the Spirit as a dove descending upon him:

    11And a voice came out of the heavens, Thou art my beloved Son, in thee I am well pleased.

  • John 1:34
    83%

    34And I have seen, and have borne witness that this is the Son of God.

  • Luke 3:16
    80%

    16John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but there cometh he that is mightier than I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you [ in the Holy Spirit and [in] fire:

  • Matt 3:16-17
    2 verses
    79%

    16And Jesus when he was baptized, went up straightway from the water: and lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him;

    17and lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

  • John 3:26-28
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    79%

    26And they came unto John, and said to him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond the Jordan, to whom thou hast borne witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.

    27John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it have been given him from heaven.

    28Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but, that I am sent before him.

  • Matt 3:11
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    11I indeed baptize you in water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit and [in] fire:

  • Acts 1:5
    77%

    5For John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days hence.

  • Matt 3:13-14
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    13Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.

    14But John would have hindered him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?

  • Acts 11:16
    77%

    16And I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit.

  • Luke 3:22
    77%

    22and the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form, as a dove, upon him, and a voice came out of heaven, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.

  • John 1:6
    76%

    6There came a man, sent from God, whose name was John.

  • John 1:15
    76%

    15John beareth witness of him, and crieth, saying, This was he of whom I said, He that cometh after me is become before me: for he was before me.

  • John 1:19
    75%

    19And this is the witness of John, when the Jews sent unto him from Jerusalem priests and Levites to ask him, Who art thou?

  • John 3:22
    75%

    22After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.

  • John 3:34
    75%

    34For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for he giveth not the Spirit by measure.

  • John 1:8
    74%

    8He was not the light, but [came] that he might bear witness of the light.

  • John 7:29
    74%

    29I know him; because I am from him, and he sent me.

  • Acts 10:37
    74%

    37that saying ye yourselves know, which was published throughout all Judaea, beginning from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;

  • John 4:2
    73%

    2(although Jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples),

  • Acts 13:24-25
    2 verses
    73%

    24when John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

    25And as John was fulfilling his course, he said, What suppose ye that I am? I am not [he] . But behold, there cometh one after me the shoes of whose feet I am not worthy to unloose.

  • John 5:33
    73%

    33Ye have sent unto John, and he hath borne witness unto the truth.

  • Acts 19:3-4
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    72%

    3And he said, Into what then were ye baptized? And they said, Into John's baptism.

    4And Paul said, John baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people that they should believe on him that should come after him, that is, on Jesus.

  • John 1:36
    72%

    36and he looked upon Jesus as he walked, and saith, Behold, the Lamb of God!

  • 1 John 5:6
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    6This is he that came by water and blood, [even] Jesus Christ; not with the water only, but with the water and with the blood.

  • Mark 1:4-5
    2 verses
    72%

    4John came, who baptized in the wilderness and preached the baptism of repentance unto remission of sins.

    5And there went out unto him all the country of Judaea, and all they of Jerusalem; And they were baptized of him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.

  • Matt 11:10
    72%

    10This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, Who shall prepare thy way before thee.

  • Luke 7:27
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    27This is he of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, Who shall prepare thy way before thee.

  • John 3:31
    72%

    31He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is of the earth, and of the earth he speaketh: he that cometh from heaven is above all.

  • John 7:39
    72%

    39But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believed on him were to receive: for the Spirit was not yet [given] ; because Jesus was not yet glorified.

  • Luke 7:18
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    18And the disciples of John told him of all these things.

  • John 10:40
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    40And he went away again beyond the Jordan into the place where John was at the first baptizing; and there he abode.