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John 1:26

John 1:26
John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

John answered them, saying, I baptize with water,.... Or in water, so the Vulgate Latin, and all the Oriental versions…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

I baptize - He did not deny it; nor did he condescend to state his authority. That he had given. He “admitted” that he…

Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832

I baptize with water - See on Mar 1:8 (note). I use the common form, though I direct the baptized to a different end,…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714John 1:19-28

We have here the testimony of John, which he delivered to the messengers who were sent from Jerusalem to examine him.…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

-You ask for my credentials; and all the while He Who is far more than credentials to me is among you. I am not a…