John 1:19-27

The Testimony of John the Baptist

19And this is the atestimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, bWho are you?” 20 cHe confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, “I am not the Christ.” 21And they asked him, “What then? dAre you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you ethe Prophet?” And he answered, “No.” 22So they said to him, “Who are you? We need to give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?” 23He said, “I am fthe voice of one crying out in the wilderness, ‘Make straight
Or  crying out, ‘In the wilderness make straight
the way of the Lord,’ as the prophet Isaiah said.”

24(Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.) 25They asked him, hThen why are you baptizing, if you are neither the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?” 26John answered them, iI baptize with water, but among you stands one you do not know, 27even jhe who comes after me, the strap of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie.”
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