John 1:32

Bare record - Gave testimony.

I saw the Spirit ... - See the notes at Matthew 3:16-17.

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Arno Geneva Study Bible

(14) And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him. (14) Christ is proved to be the Son o...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Baptists Witness to Himself. The baptism of Jesus has apparently taken place. John points to Him as the greater one of whom he had spoken. His...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

bare record . bare witness. Compare John 1:19 , and see note on John 1:7 . saw . have beheld. Greek. theaomai. App-133. the Spirit . See App...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

32. I saw the Spirit, descending like a dove. This is not a literal but a figurative mode of expression; for with what eyes could he see t...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him. I saw the Spirit descending, etc. - See the...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him. And John bare record, saying, I saw...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Divinity and Incarnation of the Word. Witness of John. The First Disciples 1-18. Preface, declaring (1) that the Word was God, (2) that He was...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

I saw. — Better, I have seen, or beheld. The vision is in its result ever present, and is all-conclusive evidence. (Comp. the words in their hi...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

In these verses the Evangelist again makes prominent the solemn witness of John, giving the process by which conviction had come to his own mind.
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

John 1:15-34 Chapter 3 THE BAPTIST'S TESTIMONY. “There came a man, sent from God, whose name was John. The same came for witness, that he mig...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Witness Borne to the Son of God John 1:29-34 John's description of Christ gave answer to Isaac's inquiry, Genesis 22:7 . Let us not narrow the...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The Gospel of John brings us into the profoundest facts concerning the Person of Jesus. The first eighteen verses constitute the introduction to the...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me. (31) And I knew him not: but that he should be m...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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John Trapp Complete Commentary

And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him. Ver. 32. See Trapp on " Mat 3:16 "...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

This is he , &c. I now point out to you the very person of whom I formerly said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me Being inco...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

John's Testimony to Christ. 29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Saith John, According to the revelation which I had, when I received my extraordinary commission to baptize, so it fell out to me, I did see, when he...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

John the Baptiser's Testimony to Jesus and the Calling of Disciples ( John 1:19-51 ). The portrayal of John the Baptiser by the writer is in inter...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘And John bore witness saying, “I have beheld the Spirit descending as a dove out of Heaven, and it abode on Him. And I did not know Him. But He Who...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

PART II. (A.) Chapter S John 1:19 to John 4:54 I. THE MANIFESTATION OF THE WORD AS LIGHT AMONG THOSE PREPARED TO RECEIVE HIM ( John 1:19-51 )...
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Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Biblical Illustrator

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

John points to the Lamb of God:
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon Him.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

John 5:32 ; Luke 3:22 ; Mark 1:10 ; Matthew 3:16

³² And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.

Related Commentaries of John 1:32

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

John 1:32