Jesus the Lamb of God
John 1:32
In 9 translations
- BSB
- Then John testified, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove and resting on Him.
- KJV
- And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.
- WEB
- John testified, saying, “I have seen the Spirit descending like a dove out of heaven, and it remained on him.
- ASV
- And John bare witness, saying, I have beheld the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven; and it abode upon him.
- LSV
- And John testified, saying, “I have seen the Spirit coming down out of Heaven as a dove, and [that] One remained on Him;
- YLT
- And John testified, saying — 'I have seen the Spirit coming down, as a dove, out of heaven, and it remained on him;
- DBY
- And John bore witness, saying, I beheld the Spirit descending as a dove from heaven, and it abode upon him.
- DRC
- And John gave testimony, saying: I saw the Spirit coming down, as a dove from heaven, and he remained upon him.
- GNV
- So Iohn bare recorde, saying, I behelde that Spirit come downe from heauen, like a doue, and it abode vpon him,
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- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read ὡς (“as”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ὡσεὶ (“as”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
- Spelling of Ἰωάννης: Westcott–Hort: Ἰωάνης.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)
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- SBLGNT: ὡς. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ὡς; Robinson–Pierpont read ὡσεὶ.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- καὶ ἐμαρτύρησεν Ἰωάννης λέγων ὅτι Τεθέαμαι τὸ πνεῦμα καταβαῖνον ὡς περιστερὰν ἐξ οὐρανοῦ, καὶ ἔμεινεν ἐπʼ αὐτόν·
- RP2018
- Καὶ ἐμαρτύρησεν Ἰωάννης λέγων ὅτι Τεθέαμαι τὸ πνεῦμα καταβαῖνον ὡσεὶ περιστερὰν ἐξ οὐρανοῦ, καὶ ἔμεινεν ἐπ’ αὐτόν.
- TR-Boyd
- Καὶ ἐμαρτύρησεν Ἰωάννης λέγων ὅτι Τεθέαμαι τὸ πνεῦμα καταβαῖνον ὡσεὶ περιστερὰν ἐξ οὐρανοῦ, καὶ ἔμεινεν ἐπ᾿ αὐτόν.
- SCR1894
- και εμαρτυρησεν ιωαννης λεγων οτι τεθεαμαι το πνευμα καταβαινον ωσει περιστεραν εξ ουρανου και εμεινεν επ αυτον
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Cross-references most cited first
- Luke 3:22and the Holy Spirit descended on Him in a bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.”
- Mark 1:10As soon as Jesus came up out of the water, He saw the heavens breaking open and the Spirit descending on Him like a dove.
- Matthew 3:16As soon as Jesus was baptized, He went up out of the water. Suddenly the heavens were opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and resting on Him.
- John 1:7He came as a witness to testify about the Light, so that through him everyone might believe.
- John 5:32There is another who testifies about Me, and I know that His testimony about Me is valid.
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