John 1:26 - Compare All Versions
John 1:26 NIV (New International Version)
“I baptize with water,” John replied, “but among you stands one you do not know.
John 1:26 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
John answered them, “I baptize with water, but among you stands one you do not know
John 1:26 NLT (New Living Translation)
John told them, “I baptize with water, but right here in the crowd is someone you do not recognize.
John 1:26 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
“I baptize with water,” John answered them. “Someone stands among you, but you don’t know him.
John 1:26 KJV (King James Version)
John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not
John 1:26 NKJV (New King James Version)
John answered them, saying, “I baptize with water, but there stands One among you whom you do not know.
John 1:26-27 MSG (The Message)
John answered, “I only baptize using water. A person you don’t recognize has taken his stand in your midst. He comes after me, but he is not in second place to me. I’m not even worthy to hold his coat for him.”
John 1:26 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)
John answered them, saying, “I baptize in water, but among you stands One whom you do not know.
John 1:26 AMP (Amplified Bible)
John answered them, “I baptize [only] in water, but among you there stands One whom you do not recognize and of whom you know nothing. [Mal 3:1]
John 1:26 NET (New English Translation)
John answered them, “I baptize with water. Among you stands one whom you do not recognize