John 3:28
Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.
John 3:28 in other translations
| BSB | You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but am sent ahead of Him.’ |
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| WEB | You yourselves testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ,’ but, ‘I have been sent before him.’ |
| ASV | Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but, that I am sent before him. |
| YLT | ye yourselves do testify to me that I said, I am not the Christ, but, that I am having been sent before him; |
| DARBY | Ye yourselves bear me witness that I said, I am not the Christ, but, that I am sent before him. |
| BBE | You yourselves give witness that I said, I am not the Christ. What I said was, I am sent before the Christ. |
| Webster | Ye yourselves bear me testimony, that I said I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him. |
What does John 3:28 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 3:27-30
27-30. A man, &c.--"I do my heaven-prescribed work, and that is enough for me. Would you have me mount into my Master's place? Said I not unto you, I am not the Christ? The Bride is not mine, why should the people stay with me?? Mine it is to point the burdened to the Lamb of God that taketh away the sin of the world, to tell them there is Balm in Gilead, and a Physician there. And shall I grudge to see them, in…
Barnes' Notes
(b) "I am not the Christ" Jn 1:20,27 (c) "I am sent before him" Lk 1:17
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 3:22-36
John was fully satisfied with the place and work assigned him; but Jesus came on a more important work. He also knew that Jesus would increase in honour and influence, for of his government and peace there would be no end, while he himself would be less followed. John knew that Jesus came from heaven as the Son of God, while he was a sinful, mortal man, who could only speak about the more plain subjects of religion…
John 3:28 in the original Greek
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Cross references for John 3:28
- John 1:20
And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.
- John 1:23
He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.
- Luke 1:16-17
And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God. And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
- Matthew 3:11-12
I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire: Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.
- Malachi 3:1
Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the Lord of hosts.
- John 1:25
And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet?
- Matthew 3:3
For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
- Mark 1:2-3
As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
- Luke 1:76
And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;
- Malachi 4:4-5
Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments. Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord:
- Luke 3:4-6
As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth; And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.
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Context
- John 3:27
John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.
- John 3:28
Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.
- John 3:29
He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.
John 3:28 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Vosotros mismos me sois testigos que dije: Yo no soy el Cristo, sino que soy enviado delante de él. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Vous-mêmes, vous me rendez témoignage que j’ai dit: Ce n’est pas moi qui suis le Christ, mais je suis envoyé devant lui. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Ihr selbst gebet mir Zeugnis, daß ich sagte: Ich bin nicht der Christus, sondern daß ich vor ihm hergesandt bin. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Ipsi vos mihi testimonium perhibetis, quod dixerim: Non sum ego Christus: sed quia missus sum ante illum. |