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John answered them, saying, I baptize you with water: but there standeth One among you, whom ye know not; |
John answered them, saying, “I baptize with water, but there stands One among you whom you do not know. |
John answered them saying, “I baptize in (or with or by) water, but among you stands One whom you do not know. |
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“I baptize with water,” John replied, “but among you stands One you do not know. |
John answered them, I [only] baptize in (with) water. Among you stands One Whom you do not recognize and with Whom you are not acquainted and of Whom you know nothing. |
John answered them saying, As for myself, I am baptizing by means of water. In your midst there stands He whom you are not knowing, |
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To which John returned, “I do baptise - with water. But somewhere among you stands a Man you do not know. |
John answered them, “I am baptizing only in water. There is standing among you One with whom you are not acquainted. |
- No cross references or parallel passage have been cited for this verse.
- The Voice of One Crying in the Wilderness - Neil Girrard The message and backdrop of John the Baptist holds much more relevance for us than we might think.