John 1:31
And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.
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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."
Catholic Public Domain Version
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.