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AndκαὶJohnἸωάννηςtestified,ἐμαρτύρησενsaying,λέγων“I have seenΤεθέαμαιthe Spiritτὸ πνεῦμαcoming downκαταβαῖνονfromἐξheavenοὐρανοῦlikeὡςa dove,περιστερὰνandκαὶhe remainedἔμεινενonἐπ’him.αὐτόν
John 1:32
Study it in the app“And John testified, saying, “I have seen the Spirit coming down from heaven like a dove, and he remained on him.”
With the Greek beneath
John 1:32, word by word
- JohnἸωάννηςIōannēs
John
John. In the Gospels, John the Immerser (the Baptist) or John son of Zebedee, one of the Twelve.
Where else “Iōannēs” appears- testifiedἐμαρτύρησενemartyrēsen
testify
To tell what one knows or has seen.
Where else “emartyrēsen” appears- sayingλέγωνlegōn
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legōn” appears- “I have seenΤεθέαμαιTetheamai
see, behold
See, look at closely, behold.
Where else “Tetheamai” appears- the Spiritπνεῦμαpneuma
Spirit
God himself at work, giving life and dwelling in believers.
Where else “pneuma” appears- coming downκαταβαῖνονkatabainon
go down, come down
Go down, come down, descend.
Where else “katabainon” appears- heavenοὐρανοῦouranou
heaven
God's dwelling, above all that is created.
Where else “ouranou” appears- a doveπεριστερὰνperisteran
dove
Dove.
Where else “peristeran” appears- he remainedἔμεινενemeinen
remain
To stay joined to someone: "abide in me".
Where else “emeinen” appears
The context
31And I did not know him, but so that he might be revealed to Israel, for this reason I came immersing in water.”
32 · This verse (above)
33And I did not know him, but the one who sent me to immerse in water, he said to me, ‘The one on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain, he is the one who immerses in the Holy Spirit.’
To study John 1 in a group
1. What it says
What does the beginning of this chapter say about the Word: where it was, what it was, and what came to be through it? (vv. 1-14)
2. What it means
John says those who received the Word were given authority to become children of God. What does “receiving him” mean in this chapter? (vv. 11-13)
3. How I live it
Jesus asked the first disciples, “What are you looking for?” and invited them, “Come and you will see” (vv. 38-39). What are you looking for today?