[和合本] 我先前不认识他，如今我来用水施洗，为要叫他显明给以色列人。”
[新标点] 我先前不认识他，如今我来用水施洗，为要叫他显明给以色列人。”
[和合修] 我先前不认识他，如今我来用水施洗，为要使他显明给以色列人。”
[新译本] 我本来不认识他，但为了要把他显明给以色列人，因此我来用水施洗。”
[当代修] 我以前并不认识祂，现在我用水给人施洗，是要把祂显明给以色列人。”
[现代修] 我并不认识他；现在我来，用水施洗，为要让以色列人认识他。”
[吕振中] 我从前也不认识他；但是为要使他向以色列显明出来；故此我来用水施洗。”
[思高本] 连我也不曾认识他，但为使他显示于以色列，为此，我来以水施洗。”
[文理本] 我素弗识之、但为使之显于以色列、故来以水施洗耳、
[GNT] 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."
[BBE] I myself had no knowledge of him, but I came giving baptism with water so that he might be seen openly by Israel.
[KJV] And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.
[NKJV] "I did not know Him; but that He should be revealed to Israel, therefore I came baptizing with water."
[KJ21] And I knew Him not; but that He should be made manifest to Israel, therefore have I come baptizing with water."
[NASB] And I did not recognize (I.e., as the Messiah)Him, but so that He would be revealed to Israel, I came baptizing (The Gr here can be translated in, with, or by)in water."
[NRSV] I myself did not know him; but I came baptizing with water for this reason, that he might be revealed to Israel."
[WEB] I didn't know him, but for this reason I came baptizing in water: that he would be revealed to Israel."
[ESV] I myself did not know him, but for this purpose I came baptizing with water, that he might be revealed to Israel."
[NIV] I myself did not know him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that he might be revealed to Israel."
[NIrV] 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."
[HCSB] I didn't know Him, but I came baptizing with water so He might be revealed to Israel."
[CSB] I didn't know Him, but I came baptizing with water so He might be revealed to Israel."
[AMP] 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.
[NLT] I did not recognize him as the Messiah, but I have been baptizing with water so that he might be revealed to Israel."
[YLT] and I knew him not, but, that he might be manifested to Israel, because of this I came with the water baptizing.