John 3:26
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.”
βαπτίζω
To baptize, to immerse, to dip. Baptizo. Baptism pictures death burial and resurrection. Going under the water is the old life. Coming up is the new creation life.
οὗτος
He
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οὗτος
This, this one, this person. This is My Son whom I love. With Him I am well pleased. The words spoken over Jesus are spoken over you through your union with Him.
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ὅς
He who
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ὅς
Who, which, that, the one who. He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. God finishes what He starts.
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ἔρχομαι
are coming
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ἔρχομαι
To come, to go, to arrive. Erchomai. Come Lord Jesus. The final prayer of Scripture is an invitation. The church lives in expectation of His return.
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μαρτυρέω
Testified
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μαρτυρέω
To testify, to bear witness. We speak what we know and testify to what we have seen. Christian witness is personal experience not opinion.
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προφητεύω
Testified
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προφητεύω
to foretell events, divine, speak under inspiration, exercise the prophetic office
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Ἰωάννης
John
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Ἰωάννης
Joannes (i.e. Jochanan), the name of four Israelites
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ῥαββί
Rabbi,
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ῥαββί
my master, i.e Rabbi, as an official title of honor
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Ἰορδάνης
Jordan,
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Ἰορδάνης
the Jordanes (i.e. Jarden), a river of Palestine
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πέραν
beyond
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πέραν
through (as adverb or preposition), i.e. across
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ἴδε
behold
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ἴδε
used as an interjection to denote surprise; lo!
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