King James Version

John 1:32

And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “as” (ὡς) before dove here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “as” (ὡσεὶ) before dove here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἐμαρτύρησενemarturēsenbare recordμαρτυρέω (martureō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “bare record”, a single actionG3140I witness, bear witness, give evidence, testify, give a good report.bare recordἸωάννηςiōannēsJohnἸωάννηςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “John”, the subject formG2491John: the Baptist, the apostle, a member of the Sanhedrin, or John Mark.λέγωνlegōnsayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “saying”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.sayingὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.ΤεθέαμαιtetheamaiI sawθεάομαι (theaomai)verb, perfect middle indicative, 1st person singular — “I saw”, a completed action with a present resultG2300I see, behold, contemplate, look upon, view; I see, visit.I sawτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πνεῦμαpneumaSpiritπνεῦμαnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “Spirit”, the object formG4151wind, breath, spirit.This verse uses “spirit”.the Spiritκαταβαῖνονkatabainondescendingκαταβαίνω (katabainō)verb, present active participle, accusative, singular, neuter — “descending”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2597I go down, come down, either from the sky or from higher land, descend.descendingὡςhōslikeὡςconjunction — “like”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.likeπεριστερὰνperisterana doveπεριστερά (peristera)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “a dove”, the object formG4058a dove, pigeon.a doveἐξexout fromἐκ (ek)preposition — “out from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.οὐρανοῦouranouheavenοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “heaven”, the of-formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἔμεινενemeinenit abodeμένω (menō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “it abode”, a single actionG3306I remain, abide, stay, wait; with acc: I wait for, await.it abodeἐπ’epuponἐπί (epi)preposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.uponαὐτόνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.him

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ὡσεὶhōseilikeὡσείparticle — “like”G5616as if, as it were, like; with numbers: about.This verse uses “like”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And John testified, saying — 'I have seen the Spirit coming down, as a dove, out of heaven, and it remained on him;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And John bare witness, saying, I have beheld the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven; and it abode upon him.

Young’s Literal Translation

And John testified, saying — 'I have seen the Spirit coming down, as a dove, out of heaven, and it remained on him;

World English Bible

John testified, saying, “I have seen the Spirit descending like a dove out of heaven, and it remained on him.

Darby Translation

And John bore witness, saying, I beheld the Spirit descending as a dove from heaven, and it abode upon him.

Douay-Rheims

And John gave testimony, saying: I saw the Spirit coming down, as a dove from heaven, and he remained upon him.

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