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John 1:22
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Exasperated, they said, "Who, then? We need an answer for those who sent us. Tell us something - anything! - about yourself."
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He didn't evade the question. He told the plain truth: "I am not the Messiah."
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They pressed him, "Who, then? Elijah?" "I am not." "The Prophet?" "No."
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Exasperated, they said, "Who, then? We need an answer for those who sent us. Tell us something - anything! - about yourself."
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"I'm thunder in the desert: 'Make the road straight for God!' I'm doing what the prophet Isaiah preached."
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Those sent to question him were from the Pharisee party.
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