John 1:33 in every translation
Leer en españolThe same verse in each translation we publish, grouped by language and by the tradition that made it. Numbering is matched for each text (for example, Psalms in the Septuagint).
English
Catholic
DRB Douay-Rheims (Challoner), American Edition 1899
And I knew him not; but he who sent me to baptize with water, said to me: He upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining upon him, he it is that baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.
CPDV Catholic Public Domain Version
And I did not know him. But he who sent me to baptize with water said to me: ‘He over whom you will see the Spirit descending and remaining upon him, this is the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’
Protestant
WEB World English Bible (Classic, with Deuterocanon)
I didn’t recognize him, but he who sent me to baptize in water said to me, ‘On whomever you will see the Spirit descending and remaining on him is he who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.’
WEBBE World English Bible British Edition (with Deuterocanon)
I didn’t recognise him, but he who sent me to baptise in water said to me, ‘On whomever you will see the Spirit descending and remaining on him is he who baptises in the Holy Spirit.’
KJV King James Version (with Apocrypha)
And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.
RV Revised Version with Apocrypha
And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, he said unto me, Upon whomsoever thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and abiding upon him, the same is he that baptizeth with the Holy Spirit.
MSB Majority Standard Bible
I myself did not know Him, but the One who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘The man on whom you see the Spirit descend and rest is He who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’
BSB Berean Standard Bible
I myself did not know Him, but the One who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘The man on whom you see the Spirit descend and rest is He who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’
ASV American Standard Version (1901)
And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize in water, he said unto me, Upon whomsoever thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and abiding upon him, the same is he that baptizeth in the Holy Spirit.
LSV Literal Standard Version
and I did not know Him, but He who sent me to immerse in water, He said to me, On whomsoever you may see the Spirit coming down, and remaining on Him, this is He who is immersing in the Holy Spirit;
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Darby Darby Translation
And I knew him not; but he who sent me to baptise with water, he said to me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending and abiding on him, he it is who baptises with [the] Holy Spirit.
Webster Noah Webster's Bible (1833)
And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said to me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending and remaining on him, the same is he who baptizeth with the Holy Spirit.
GNV Geneva Bible (1599)
And I knewe him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, he saide vnto me, Vpon whom thou shalt see that Spirit come downe, and tary still on him, that is he which baptizeth with the holy Ghost.
ULB Unlocked Literal Bible
I did not recognize him, but he who sent me to baptize in water said to me, 'Upon whom you shall see the Spirit descending and remaining on him, he is the one baptizing in the Holy Spirit.'
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Tyndale Tyndale New Testament (1534)
and I knewe him not. But he that sent me to baptise in water the same sayde vnto me: apon whom thou shalt se the sprete descende and tary styll on him the same is he which baptiseth with the holy goost.
Individual translator
YLT Young's Literal Translation
and I did not know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water, He said to me, On whomsoever thou mayest see the Spirit coming down, and remaining on him, this is he who is baptizing with the Holy Spirit;
FBV Free Bible Version
I wouldn't have known him except he who sent me to baptize with water had told me, ‘The one you see the Spirit descend to and rest upon, he is the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’
Read in context · Free Bible Version. Copyright © 2018 Dr. Jonathan Gallagher. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/engfbv/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Scholarly edition
BBE Bible in Basic English
I had no knowledge who he was, but he who sent me to give baptism with water said to me, The one on whom you see the Spirit coming down and resting, it is he who gives baptism with the Holy Spirit.
Spanish
Catholic
Scío Scío de San Miguel New Testament (1797)
Y yo no le conocía: mas aquel que me envió á bautizar en agua, me dixo: Sobre aquel que tú vieres descender el Espíritu, y reposar sobre él, éste es el que bautiza en Espíritu Santo.
Protestant
RV1909 Reina-Valera 1909
Y yo no le conocía; mas el que me envió á bautizar con agua, aquél me dijo: Sobre quien vieres descender el Espíritu, y que reposa sobre él, éste es el que bautiza con Espíritu Santo.
ONBV Biblica Open New Living Bible (Nueva Biblia Viva 2008)
Yo mismo no lo conocía, pero el que me mandó a bautizar con agua me dijo: “Cuando veas al Espíritu descender y posarse sobre alguien, ese es el que bautiza con el Espíritu Santo”.
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PDT God's Word for You (Latin American Textual Bible)
Yo no lo conocía, pero el que me envió a bautizar con agua me dijo: El que bautiza con el Espíritu Santo es Aquel sobre Quien veas que desciende el Espíritu y se posa sobre Él.
Read in context · Palabra de Dios para ti © 2020 Asociación Bíblica Latinoamericana. Texto de eBible.org (https://ebible.org/spapddpt/), sin cambios. Licencia CC BY-SA 4.0.
Individual translator
VBL Free Bible Version (Spanish)
Yo no lo habría conocido si no fuera porque el que me envió a bautizar con agua me había dicho: ‘Aquél sobre el cual veas descender el Espíritu y posarse sobre él, ese es quien bautiza con el Espíritu Santo’.
Read in context · Versión Biblia Libre. Copyright © 2018-2020 Jonathan Gallagher y Shelly Barrios de Avila. Texto de eBible.org (https://ebible.org/spavbl/), sin cambios. Licencia CC BY-SA 4.0.
BES Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
Yo no lo conocía; pero el que me envió a bautizar con agua me dijo: Aquel sobre quien veas descender el Espíritu y permanecer sobre él, ese es quien bautiza con el Espíritu Santo.
Read in context · La Biblia en Español Sencillo, traducida y editada por Irma Flores (AudioBiblia.org).
Greek
Orthodox
PT1904 Patriarchal Text 1904 (accented, eBible edition)
κἀγὼ οὐκ ᾔδειν αὐτόν, ἀλλ᾽ ὁ πέμψας με βαπτίζειν ἐν ὕδατι, ἐκεῖνός μοι εἶπεν· ἐφ᾽ ὃν ἂν ἴδῃς τὸ Πνεῦμα καταβαῖνον καὶ μένον ἐπ᾽ αὐτόν, οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ βαπτίζων ἐν Πνεύματι Ἁγίῳ.
PT Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
καγω ουκ ηδειν αυτον, αλλ ο πεμψας με βαπτιζειν εν υδατι, εκεινος μοι ειπεν· εφ ον αν ιδης το πνευμα καταβαινον και μενον επ αυτον, ουτος εστιν ο βαπτιζων εν πνευματι αγιω.
Read in context · Patriarchal Text, Antoniades 1904/1912 edition, verified by Maurice A. Robinson and Jussi Ala-Konni (https://github.com/byztxt/greektext-antoniades). Public domain.
Individual translator
TR Textus Receptus (Boyd collation)
Κἀγὼ οὐκ ᾔδειν αὐτόν· ἀλλ᾿ ὁ πέμψας με βαπτίζειν ἐν ὕδατι, ἐκεῖνός μοι εἶπεν, Ἐφ᾿ ὃν ἂν ἴδῃς τὸ πνεῦμα καταβαῖνον καὶ μένον ἐπ᾿ αὐτόν, οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ βαπτίζων ἐν πνεύματι ἁγίῳ.
Scholarly edition
RP2018 Byzantine Textform (Robinson-Pierpont 2018)
καγω ουκ ηδειν αυτον αλλ ο πεμψασ με βαπτιζειν εν υδατι εκεινοσ μοι ειπεν εφ ον αν ιδησ το πνευμα καταβαινον και μενον επ αυτον ουτοσ εστιν ο βαπτιζων εν πνευματι αγιω
Nestle 1904 Nestle Greek New Testament (1904)
κἀγὼ οὐκ ᾔδειν αὐτόν, ἀλλ’ ὁ πέμψας με βαπτίζειν ἐν ὕδατι ἐκεῖνός μοι εἶπεν Ἐφ’ ὃν ἂν ἴδῃς τὸ Πνεῦμα καταβαῖνον καὶ μένον ἐπ’ αὐτόν, οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ βαπτίζων ἐν Πνεύματι Ἁγίῳ.
SBLGNT SBL Greek New Testament
κἀγὼ οὐκ ᾔδειν αὐτόν, ἀλλʼ ὁ πέμψας με βαπτίζειν ἐν ὕδατι ἐκεῖνός μοι εἶπεν· Ἐφʼ ὃν ἂν ἴδῃς τὸ πνεῦμα καταβαῖνον καὶ μένον ἐπʼ αὐτόν, οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ βαπτίζων ἐν πνεύματι ἁγίῳ·
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Latin
Catholic
VUL Clementine Vulgate
Et ego nesciebam eum: sed qui misit me baptizare in aqua, ille mihi dixit: Super quem videris Spiritum descendentem, et manentem super eum, hic est qui baptizat in Spiritu Sancto.
Church Slavonic
Orthodox
Slavonic Church Slavonic Bible (Elizabeth Bible)
и҆ а҆́зъ не вѣ́дѣхъ є҆гѡ̀: но посла́вый мѧ̀ крести́ти водо́ю, то́й мнѣ̀ речѐ: над̾ него́же ᲂу҆́зриши дх҃а сходѧ́ща и҆ пребыва́юща на не́мъ, то́й є҆́сть крⷭ҇тѧ́й дх҃омъ ст҃ы́мъ:
Read in context · Church Slavonic text: Ponomar Project (github.com/typiconman/ponomar), © 2006–2018 Aleksandr Andreev and others, licensed under the GNU General Public License v3 or later. Changes for this site (2026-10-18): lectionary pericope markers, marginal glosses and the closing note of Genesis removed, Psalm verses renumbered to the Russian Synodal numbering, joined verses noted; the words are unchanged.
Russian
Orthodox
Synodal Russian Synodal Bible (1876)
Я не знал Его; но Пославший меня крестить в воде сказал мне: на Кого увидишь Духа сходящего и пребывающего на Нем, Тот есть крестящий Духом Святым.
Greek (modern)
Individual translator
Vamvas Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
Και εγώ δεν εγνώριζον αυτόν· αλλ' ο πέμψας με διά να βαπτίζω εν ύδατι εκείνος μοι είπεν· εις όντινα ίδης το Πνεύμα καταβαίνον και μένον επ' αυτόν, ούτος είναι ο βαπτίζων εν Πνεύματι Αγίω.
Serbian
Individual translator
DK Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Cyrillic)
И ја Га не знадох; него Онај који ме посла да крстим водом Он ми рече: На кога видиш да силази Дух и стоји на Њему то је Онај који ће крстити Духом Светим.
DK latinica Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Latin script)
I ja Ga ne znadoh; nego Onaj koji me posla da krstim vodom On mi reče: Na koga vidiš da silazi Duh i stoji na Njemu to je Onaj koji će krstiti Duhom Svetim.
Arabic
Protestant
SVD Arabic Bible: Smith–Van Dyck (1865)
وَأَنَا لَمْ أَكُنْ أَعْرِفُهُ، لَكِنَّ ٱلَّذِي أَرْسَلَنِي لِأُعَمِّدَ بِٱلْمَاءِ، ذَاكَ قَالَ لِي: ٱلَّذِي تَرَى ٱلرُّوحَ نَازِلًا وَمُسْتَقِرًّا عَلَيْهِ، فَهَذَا هُوَ ٱلَّذِي يُعَمِّدُ بِٱلرُّوحِ ٱلْقُدُسِ.
Not in these translations (5)
Brenton, LXXUP, JPS, LXX, WLC