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Selected Verse: John 1:32 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Joh 1:32 |
King James |
And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Bare record - Gave testimony.
I saw the Spirit ... - See the notes at Mat 3:16-17. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Bare record (ἐμαρτύρησεν)
Better, bear witness, as Rev. See on Joh 1:7.
I saw (τεθέαμαι)
Rev., more correctly, gives the force of the perfect tense, I have beheld. Calmly and thoughtfully; see on Joh 1:14. The perfect indicates the abiding effect of the vision. Compare ἑώρακα, I have seen (Joh 1:34).
As a dove (ὡσεὶ περιστερὰν)
In the shape of a dove. See on Mat 3:16. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| I saw the Spirit descending, etc. - See the notes on Mat 3:16, Mat 3:17. |
16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
34 And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.
14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.
17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: