John 1:34 Meaning and Explanation
“And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.”
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Read Full Chapter →John seals his eyewitness testimony with the verdict: this is the Son of God.
What Does John 1:34 Mean?
The herald's witness reaches its summit in a single title: and I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God. John speaks like a witness in court, staking everything on what his own eyes received at the Jordan. The section that began with priests demanding who art thou ends with the answer about Jesus.
This Gospel was written, its author says near the end, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; John the Baptist is the first human voice in it to say so. Seeing and then saying, that is testimony, and from such testimony faith is born in others, generation after generation.
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What does John 1:34 mean?
John seals his eyewitness testimony with the verdict: this is the Son of God.