John 1:26

Iohn answered them, saying, I baptize with water, but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not,
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

John answered them saying, "I baptize in water, {but} among you stands One whom you do not know.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

John answered them, saying, I baptize in water: in the midst of you standeth one whom ye know not,
- American Standard Version (1901)

John's answer was: I give baptism with water; but there is one among you of whom you have no knowledge;
- Basic English Bible

"I baptize with water," John replied, "but among you stands One you do not know.
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

John answered them saying, I baptise with water. In the midst of you stands, whom ye do not know,
- Darby Bible

John answered them, saying: I baptize with water; but there hath stood one in the midst of you, whom you know not.
- Douay-Rheims Bible

John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: in the midst of you standeth one whom ye know not,
- English Revised Version

John answered them, "I baptize in water, but among you stands one whom you don't know.
- World English Bible

Wesley's Notes for John 1:26

1:26 John answered, I baptize - To prepare for the Messiah; and indeed to show that Jews, as well as Gentiles, must be proselytes to Christ, and that these as well as those stand in need of being washed from their sins.