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NASB | John 1:32 John testified saying, "I have seen the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven, and He remained upon Him. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 1:32 John gave [further] evidence [testifying officially for the record, with validity and relevance], saying, "I have seen the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven, and He remained upon Him. [Matt 3:13-17; Mark 1:9-11; Luke 3:22, 23] |
Bible Question:
Greetings every one. There seems that the old arguments never go away, so instead of adding to the fires of debate, may I ask, what to some would say, is a simple question, "at the baptism of our Lord,who heard the voice of God, and saw the Holy Spirit descending?" SHALOM,RJJ |
Bible Answer: John's version of this story is not quite as clear as in Matt 3 as follows: 13Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John. 14But John tried to deter him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?" 15Jesus replied, "Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness." Then John consented. 16As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting on him. 17And a voice from heaven said, "This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased." Apparently from the fact, we have these two accounts, everyone who was present at the baptism of Jesus saw and heard everything as cited. It's certainly not stated or implied that any special sub-group experienced this event. Maybe you're referring to the phrase "He saw" in verse 16 and inferring that only Jesus saw the dove and heard the voice of God. Then how do you explain these separate accounts from two witnesses of the same event? IF this is the thrust of your post, I must counter with John 21 as follows: 24This is the disciple who testifies to these things and who wrote them down. We know that his testimony is true. 25Jesus did many other things as well. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written. Is there something more I'm missing? Another perplexing question: Why would God hide this event from the eye witnesses there and reveal this event to us, the rest of the world? Please share with us your views? God bless. |
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