• John 1:35-37

    John 1:35-37

    “The next day, again, John was standing with two of his disciples, and he looked at Jesus as He walked by and said, ‘Behold, the Lamb of God!’ The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus.” In this passage we see what John means when he says that he must decrease so… Read more

  • John 1:32-34

    John 1:32-34

    “And John bore witness: ‘I saw the Spirit descend from heaven like a dove, and it remained on Him. I myself did not know Him, but He who sent me to baptize with water said to me, ‘He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain, this is He who baptizes with the Holy… Read more

  • John 1:31

    John 1:31

    “’I myself did not know him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that he might be revealed to Israel.’”             John has just attested to who Jesus is and how He was coming after him. In this verse, John the Baptist shows that Jesus is the reason that he was even baptizing… Read more

  • John 1:29

    John 1:29

    “The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!”             We have just read how John the Baptist dealt with the religious leaders who were challenging Him. John the Baptist did not get distracted by trying to defend against the… Read more

  • John 1:30

    John 1:30

    “This is He of whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who ranks before me, because He was before me.’”             John the Baptist is continuing from the last verse explaining Jesus and declaring Him to the crowd. It is interesting to take note that after John the Baptist gives the gospel in a… Read more

  • John 1:24-28

    John 1:24-28

    “Now the Pharisees who had been sent questioned him, ‘Why then do you baptize if you are not the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?’ ‘I baptize with water,’ John replied, ‘but among you stands one you do not know. He is the one who comes after me, the straps of whose sandals I am… Read more