TEV
31. నేను ఆయనను ఎరుగనైతిని గాని ఆయన ఇశ్రాయేలుకు ప్రత్యక్షమగుటకు నేను నీళ్లలొ బాప్తిస్మ మిచ్చుచు వచ్చితినని చెప్పెను.
ERVTE
31. అప్పుడాయన ఎవరో నాక్కూడా తెలియదు. కాని, ఆయన్ని ఇశ్రాయేలు ప్రజలకు తెలియ చేయటానికి బాప్తిస్మము నిస్తూ వచ్చాను” అని అన్నాడు.
IRVTE
31. నేను ఆయనను గుర్తించలేదు, కానీ ఆయన ఇశ్రాయేలు ప్రజలకు వెల్లడి కావాలని నేను నీళ్ళలో బాప్తిసం ఇస్తూ వచ్చాను.”
KJV
31. And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.
AMP
31. And I did not know Him and did not recognize Him [myself]; but it is in order that He should be made manifest and be revealed to Israel [be brought out where we can see Him] that I came baptizing in (with) water.
KJVP
31. And I G2504 P-1NS-C knew G1492 V-LAI-1S him G846 P-ASM not G3756 PRT-N : but G235 CONJ that G2443 CONJ he G3588 T-DSM should be made manifest G5319 V-APS-3S to Israel G2474 N-PRI , therefore G1223 PREP am I G1473 P-1NS come G2064 V-2AAI-1S baptizing G907 V-PAP-NSM with G1722 PREP water G5204 N-DSN .
YLT
31. and I knew him not, but, that he might be manifested to Israel, because of this I came with the water baptizing.
ASV
31. And I knew him not; but that he should be made manifest to Israel, for this cause came I baptizing in water.
WEB
31. I didn't know him, but for this reason I came baptizing in water: that he would be revealed to Israel."
NASB
31. I did not know him, but the reason why I came baptizing with water was that he might be made known to Israel."
ESV
31. I myself did not know him, but for this purpose I came baptizing with water, that he might be revealed to Israel."
RV
31. And I knew him not; but that he should be made manifest to Israel, for this cause came I baptizing with water.
RSV
31. I myself did not know him; but for this I came baptizing with water, that he might be revealed to Israel."
NKJV
31. "I did not know Him; but that He should be revealed to Israel, therefore I came baptizing with water."
MKJV
31. And I did not know Him, but that He be revealed to Israel, therefore I have come baptizing with water.
AKJV
31. And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.
NRSV
31. I myself did not know him; but I came baptizing with water for this reason, that he might be revealed to Israel."
NIV
31. I myself did not know him, but the reason I came baptising with water was that he might be revealed to Israel."
NIRV
31. I did not know him. But God wants to make it clear to Israel who this person is. That's the reason I came baptizing with water."
NLT
31. I did not recognize him as the Messiah, but I have been baptizing with water so that he might be revealed to Israel."
MSG
31. I knew nothing about who he was--only this: that my task has been to get Israel ready to recognize him as the God-Revealer. That is why I came here baptizing with water, giving you a good bath and scrubbing sins from your life so you can get a fresh start with God."
GNB
31. I did not know who he would be, but I came baptizing with water in order to make him known to the people of Israel."
NET
31. I did not recognize him, but I came baptizing with water so that he could be revealed to Israel."
ERVEN
31. I did not know who he was. But I came baptizing people with water so that Israel could know that Jesus is the Christ. "