And I did not know him. Yet it is for this reason that I come baptizing with water: so that he may be made manifest in Israel.
Other versions
King James Version
And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.English Standard Version
I myself did not know him, but for this purpose I came baptizing with water, that he might be revealed to Israel."New International Version
I myself did not know him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that he might be revealed to Israel."