“And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.”
And I have seen and I testify that this is God's Son" — the Baptist's testimony reaches its apex: seeing the Spirit's descent provides empirical grounds for identifying Jesus as God's Son (ho huios tou Theou). The double assertion ("seen and testify") emphasizes the reliability of eyewitness testimony grounding theological claim. This makes the Baptist a legal witness (martyres) in John's forensic imagery, establishing Jesus through corroborating testimony.
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