John 3:28 (KJV)

Thou and Ye

ye, yourselves more than one

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

Matthew Henry

The baptism of John of Christ John's testimonyJohn was fully satisfied with the place and work assigned him; but Jesus came on a more important work. He also knew that Jesus would increase in honour and...

Thompson Chains

ForerunnerSee the chain from Malachi 3:1 · 3 links

Harmony of the Gospels

§ 23 Jesus remains in Judea and baptizes. Further testimony of John the BaptistTold in John alone

Parallel Passages

John 1:20 And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.

From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).

Cross References

John 1:20 And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.
John 1:23 He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.
Malachi 3:1 Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.
Malachi 4:4–5 Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments. …
Matthew 3:3 For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
Matthew 3:11–12 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire: …
Mark 1:2–3 As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. …
Luke 1:16–17 And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God. …
Luke 1:76 And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;
Luke 3:4–6 As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. …
John 1:25 And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet?
John 1:27 He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe's latchet I am not worthy to unloose.

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Timeline

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Bible Dictionary

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Greek and Strong’s

Ye ὑμεῖς hymeis Pronoun · second person, nominative plural ὑμεῖς hymeîs
yourselves Αὐτοὶ Autoi αὐτός Pronoun · second person, nominative masculine plural
bear μαρτυρεῖτε martyreite μαρτυρέω Verb · present active indicative, second person plural
me μοι moi Pronoun · first person, dative singular μοί moí
witness μαρτυρέω martyréō
that ὅτι hoti ὅτι Conjunction
I said εἶπον eipon Verb · aorist active indicative, first person singular ἔπω épō
I ἐγὼ egō ἐγώ Pronoun · first person, nominative singular
am εἰμὶ eimi εἰμί Verb · present active indicative, first person singular
not Οὐκ Ouk οὐ Adverb
the Christ ὁ ho Article · nominative masculine singular Χριστός Christos Χριστός Noun · nominative masculine singular
but ἀλλʼ all’ ἀλλά Conjunction
that ὅτι hoti ὅτι Conjunction
I am εἰμὶ eimi εἰμί Verb · present active indicative, first person singular
sent ἀπεσταλμένος apestalmenos ἀποστέλλω Verb · perfect passive participle, nominative masculine singular
before ἔμπροσθεν emprosthen ἔμπροσθεν Preposition
him ἐκείνου ekeinou ἐκεῖνος Pronoun · genitive masculine singular

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