John 1:23-31

23 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.’ ”[a]
24 Now the Pharisees who had been sent
25 questioned him, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”
26 “I baptize with[b] water,” John replied, “but among you stands one you do not know.
27 He is the one who comes after me, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.”
28 This all happened at Bethany on the other side of the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

John Testifies About Jesus

29 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 the one I meant when I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’
31 I myself did not know him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that he might be revealed to Israel.”

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Cross References 9

  • 1. Matthew 3:1
  • 2. Isaiah 40:3
  • 3. S Mark 1:4
  • 4. ver 15,30
  • 5. Mark 1:7
  • 6. John 3:26; John 10:40
  • 7. ver 36; Genesis 22:8; Isaiah 53:7; 1 Peter 1:19; Revelation 5:6; Revelation 13:8
  • 8. S John 3:17
  • 9. ver 15,27

Footnotes 2

  • [a]. Isaiah 40:3
  • [b]. Or "in" ; also in verses 31 and 33 (twice)
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