Mat 3:11, Joh 1:21-23, 3:27-31, 7:18, Act 3:12-13, 8:9-10, 10:25-26 | ESV | STEP | I baptize you with water for repentance , but he who is coming after me is mightier than I , whose sandals I am not worthy to carry . He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire .

11 ^a“I baptize you with water ^bfor repentance, but ^che who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you ^dwith the Holy Spirit and ^efire.

John 1:21-23

21 And they asked him, “What then? ^fAre you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you ^gthe Prophet?” And he answered, “No.” 22 So they said to him, “Who are you? We need to give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?” 23 He said, “I am ^hthe 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.”

John 3:27-31

27 John answered, ^j“A person cannot receive even one thing ^kunless it is given him ^lfrom heaven. 28 You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, ^m‘I am not the Christ, but ⁿI have been sent before him.’ 29 ^oThe one who has the bride is the bridegroom. ^pThe friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, ^qrejoices greatly at the bridegroom’s voice. Therefore this joy of mine is now complete. 30 ^rHe must increase, but I must decrease.” ^{▼▼Some interpreters hold that the quotation continues through verse 36}

31 ^tHe who comes from above ^uis above all. He who is of the earth belongs to the earth and ^vspeaks in an earthly way. ^wHe who comes from heaven ^xis above all.

John 7:18

18 The one who speaks on his own authority ^yseeks his own glory; but the one who seeks the glory of him who sent him is true, and in him there is no falsehood.

Acts 3:12-13

12 And when Peter saw it he addressed the people: “Men of Israel, why do you wonder at this, or why do you stare at us, as though by our own power or piety we have made him walk? 13 ^zThe God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, ^aathe God of our fathers, ^abglorified his servant ^{▼▼Or child; also verse 26} Jesus, whom ^adyou delivered over and ^aedenied in the presence of Pilate, ^afwhen he had decided to release him.

Acts 8:9-10

Simon the Magician Believes

9 But there was a man named Simon, ^agwho had previously practiced magic in the city and amazed the people of Samaria, ^ahsaying that he himself was somebody great. 10 They all paid attention to him, from the least to the greatest, saying, ^ai“This man is the power of God that is called ^ajGreat.”

Acts 10:25-26

25 When Peter entered, Cornelius met him and ^akfell down at his feet and ^alworshiped him. 26 But Peter lifted him up, saying, ^am“Stand up; I too am a man.”