John 1:29 (KJV)

Passage

The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.

Nearby Context

John 1:27 He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe’s latchet I am not worthy to unloose.

John 1:28 These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.

John 1:29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.

John 1:30 This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me.

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "world", "next", "john", "seeth", "jesus", "coming", "saith", and "behold". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "world" and "next", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 28's "These things were done in Bethabara beyond..." into verse 30's "This is he of whom I said...", so "world" and "next" belong inside that flow. In John context, the local focus is the identity of Jesus, new birth, eternal life, and belief and unbelief.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "world" and "next" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.