Study it in the app“And 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.’”
And Iκἀγὼdid notοὐκknowᾔδεινhim,αὐτόνbutἀλλ’the one whoὁsentπέμψαςmeμεto immerseβαπτίζεινinἐνwater,ὕδατιheἐκεῖνόςsaidεἶπενto me,μοι‘The oneὃνon whomἘφ’ ἐπ’ αὐτόνyou seeἂν ἴδῃςthe Spiritτὸ πνεῦμαcome downκαταβαῖνονandκαὶremain,μένονheοὗτόςisἐστινthe one whoὁimmersesβαπτίζωνinἐνthe HolyἁγίῳSpirit.’πνεύματι
and I, I also
And I, I too.
Where else “kagō” appearsknow someone
To have dealings with someone and know who he is.
Where else “ēidein” appearssend
To make someone go to another place with a task.
Where else “pempsas” appearsimmerse
To put someone into water; "baptize" comes from it.
Where else “baptizein” appearswater
The liquid of rivers, wells and rain, for drinking and washing.
Where else “hydati” appearssay
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appearssee
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “idēis” appearsSpirit
God himself at work, giving life and dwelling in believers.
Where else “pneuma” appearsgo down, come down
Go down, come down, descend.
Where else “katabainon” appearsremain
To stay joined to someone: "abide in me".
Where else “menon” appearsbe
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appearsHoly Spirit
God's Spirit, who is his own and sets people apart for him.
Where else “hagiōi” appears32And John testified, saying, “I have seen the Spirit coming down from heaven like a dove, and he remained on him.
33 · This verse (above)
34And I have seen and have testified that this is the Chosen One of God.”
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?
