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20 And he confessed and did not deny, but confessed, "I am not the Christ."
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He did not fail to confess, but confessed freely, “I am not the Messiah.”
21 They asked him, "What then? Are you Elijah?" And he said, "I am not." "Are you the Prophet?" And he answered, "No."
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They asked him, “Then who are you? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.”
22 Then they said to him, "Who are you, so that we may give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say about yourself?"
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Finally they said, “Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
23 He said, "I am A VOICE OF ONE CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS, 'MAKE STRAIGHT THE WAY OF THE LORD ,' as Isaiah the prophet said."
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John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, “I am the voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’ ”
24 Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.
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Now the Pharisees who had been sent
25 They asked him, and said to him, "Why then are you baptizing, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?"
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questioned him, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”
26 John answered them saying, "I baptize in water, but among you stands One whom you do not know.
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“I baptize with water,” John replied, “but among you stands one you do not know.
27 "It is He who comes after me, the thong of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie."
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He is the one who comes after me, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.”
28 These things took place in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
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This all happened at Bethany on the other side of the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
29 The next day he saw Jesus coming to him and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
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The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
30 "This is He on behalf of whom I said, 'After me comes a Man who has a higher rank than I, for He existed before me.'
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This is the one I meant when I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’
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