Joh 1:33 | HCSB | STEP | I didn’t know Him , but He who sent me to baptize with water told me , ‘The One you see the Spirit descending and resting on – He is the One who baptizes with the Holy Spirit .’

John 1:33

33 I didn’t know Him, but He ^{▼▼He refers to God the Father, who gave John a sign to help him identify the Messiah. Vv. 32-34 indicate that John did not know that Jesus was the Messiah until the Spirit descended upon Him at His baptism.} who sent me to baptize with ^{▼▼Or in} water told me, ‘The One you see the Spirit descending and resting on – He is the One who baptizes with ^{▼▼Or in} the Holy Spirit.’ ^d