SEV Biblia, Chapter 1:26
Y Juan les respondi, diciendo: Yo bautizo con agua; mas en medio de vosotros ha estado, quien vosotros no conocis;
Clarke's Bible Commentary - John 1:26
Verse 26. I baptize with water] See on Mark i. 8. I use the common form, though I direct the baptized to a different end, viz. that they shall repent of their sins, and believe in the Messiah. There standeth one among you] That is, the person whose forerunner I am is now dwelling in the land of Judea, and will shortly make his appearance among you. Christ was not present when John spoke thus, as may be seen from ver. 29.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 26. John answered them, saying, I baptize with water , etc.] Or in water, so the Vulgate Latin, and all the Oriental versions render it. The sense of the answer is, that he indeed baptized persons in water, which was all that he could do, or pretended to do; and he owned, that this was a new rite, and that he was the administrator of a new ordinance; but he suggests, as may be supplied from ( Matthew 3:11) that there was one at hand, and even now among them, that should baptize, and so it is read in one of Stephenss copies here, in the Holy Ghost, and in fire; and it was by his authority, by a commission he had received from him, that he baptized in water; and that his speedy manifestation and appearance as the Messiah, which would be confirmed by his power of baptizing in the Holy Ghost, and by his ministry and miracles, would be a sufficient vindication of his conduct, and support him in his administration of water baptism: but there standeth one among you ; or hath stood, as the Vulgate Latin version renders it; referring, not to his being among them at twelve years of age, but a few days ago when he came to John to be baptized, and was baptized by him; for from ( John 1:29) it is plain he was not now, or today, as Nounus expresses it, standing in the midst of them. The Ethiopic version renders it, there is one about to stand among you, as he did the next day: though the meaning of the phrase may only be, that he was then in being, and dwelt somewhere among them, and not that he was personally present at that time: whom ye know not ; neither from whence he is, nor who he is, or what is his work and office; neither the dignity of his person, nor the end of his coming into the world, nor the nature of his business in it.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 19-28 - John disowns himself to be the Christ, who was now expected and waite for. He came in the spirit and power of Elias, but he was not the person of Elias. John was not that Prophet whom Moses said the Lor would raise up to them of their brethren, like unto him. He was no such a prophet as they expected, who would rescue them from the Romans He gave such an account of himself, as might excite and awaken them to hearken to him. He baptized the people with water as a profession of repentance, and as an outward sign of the spiritual blessings to be conferred on them by the Messiah, who was in the midst of them, thoug they knew him not, and to whom he was unworthy to render the meanes service.
Greek Textus Receptus
απεκριθη 611 5662 V-ADI-3S αυτοις 846 P-DPM ο 3588 T-NSM ιωαννης 2491 N-NSM λεγων 3004 5723 V-PAP-NSM εγω 1473 P-1NS βαπτιζω 907 5719 V-PAI-1S εν 1722 PREP υδατι 5204 N-DSN μεσος 3319 A-NSM δε 1161 CONJ υμων 5216 P-2GP εστηκεν 2476 5707 V-IAI-3S 2476 5758 V-RAI-3S ον 3739 R-ASM υμεις 5210 P-2NP ουκ 3756 PRT-N οιδατε 1492 5758 V-RAI-2P
