John 1:26 Among You

John 1:26 (New International Version)  ²⁶"I baptize with water," John replied, "but among you stands one you do not know.

John the Baptist is quoted in John 1:31 that he himself did not know the One that would come baptizing, not with water, but with the Holy Spirit. But he did know that One was in their midst. That was why he was there and he knew he would recognize Him when the time came. The Spirit would reveal the Son of God, as He does even now.  

Because of the baptism of the Holy Spirit, Jesus says that the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than John the Baptist. John was born of woman, but we are reborn as children of God. Our eyes are opened. We know Him and that He stands with us.