John Gill's Exposition on John 1:32

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And John bare record, etc.] The same day that he said the above things, and at the same time: saying, I saw the Spirit; that is, of God, as is said in (<400316>Matthew 3:16) and which Nonnus here expresses; and the Ethiopic version reads, “the Holy Ghost”, descending from heaven like a dove; at the time of his baptism; see Gill “<400316>Matthew 3:16”. And it abode upon him; for some time; so long as that John had a full sight of it, and so was capable of giving a perfect account of it, and bearing a certain and distinct testimony to it.

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