John 1:26 John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there stands one among you, whom you know not; As the lark that soars the highest, builds her nest the lowest; the nightingale that sings the sweetest, sings in the shade when all things rest; the branches that are most laden with ripe fruit, bend lowest; the valleys are fruitful in their lowliness; and the ship most laden sinks deepest in the water, so the holiest Christians are the humblest. (J. Mason.) Parallel Verses KJV: John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;WEB: John answered them, "I baptize in water, but among you stands one whom you don't know. |
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