John 1:32

And John bare record,.... 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 Mat 3:16 and which Nonnus here expresses; and the…

Bare record - Gave testimony. I saw the Spirit ... - See the notes at Mat 3:16-17.

I saw the Spirit descending, etc. - See the notes on Mat 3:16, Mat 3:17.

We have in these verses an account of John's testimony concerning Jesus Christ, which he witnessed to his own disciples that followed him. As soon as ever Christ was baptized he was immediately…

bare record Better, bare witness; comp. Joh 1:7-8; Joh 1:1; Joh 1:1; Joh 1:1.

I saw Better, I have beheld, or contemplated(1Jn 4:12; 1Jn 4:14), the perfect of the verb used in Joh 1:1; Joh 1:1.

like a…