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John 1:32The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
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32 Καὶ ἐμαρτύρησεν Ἰωάνης λέγων ὅτι Τεθέαμαι τὸ πνεῦμα καταβαῖνον ὡς περιστερὰν ἐξ οὐρανοῦ, καὶ ἔμεινεν ἐπ’ αὐτόν·
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John 1:32The Bible in Living English
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32 And John testified “I have seen the Spirit coming down like a dove out of the sky, and it rested on him.
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John 1:32American Standard Version
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32 And John bare witness, saying, I have beheld the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven; and it abode upon him.
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John 1:32The Emphasized Bible
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32 And John bare witness, saying—I have gazed upon the Spirit descending like a dove out of heaven,—and it abode upon him.
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John 1:32King James Version
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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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John Study Notes—Chapter 1New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
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as a dove: Doves had both a sacred use and a symbolic meaning. They were offered as sacrifices (Mr 11:15; Joh 2:14-16), and they symbolized innocence and purity (Mt 10:16). A dove released by Noah brought an olive leaf back to the ark, indicating that the floodwaters were receding (Ge 8:11) and that a time of rest and peace was at hand (Ge 5:29). Thus, at Jesus’ baptism, Jehovah may have used the representation of a dove to call attention to the role of Jesus as the Messiah—he is the pure and sinless Son of God who would sacrifice his life for mankind and lay the basis for a period of rest and peace during his rule as King. The way that God’s holy spirit, or active force, came down upon Jesus at his baptism may have looked like the fluttering of a dove as it nears its perch.
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