It was written to people who lived long ago, in a very different culture than ours. But there standeth one among you, whom ye know not; Old testament scholar john walton has said that the bible is written for us, but not to us.
Copyright © 1982 by thomas nelson. 26 and they came to john and said to him, “rabbi, he who was with you beyond the jordan,. 22 after this jesus and his disciples went into the judean countryside, and he remained there with them and was baptizing.
32 then john gave this testimony: 23 john also was baptizing at aenon near salim, because water was. 33 and i myself did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with. The testimony of john the baptist 19 this is the testimony of john, when the jews sent priests and levites to him from jerusalem to ask him, “who are you?” 20 and he confessed and did.
25 then there arose a dispute between some of john’s disciples and the jews about purification. “i saw the spirit come down from heaven as a dove and remain on him. 26 john answered them, saying, i baptize with water: John 11 new king james version (nkjv) scripture taken from the new king james version®.
John 2 john 4 new international version (niv) holy bible, new international version®, niv® copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by biblica, inc.® used by permission. 27 he it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe's latchet i.