John 1:25

25 asked him, “If you aren’t the Messiah or Elijah or the Prophet, what right do you have to baptize?”

John 1:25 In-Context

23 John replied in the words of the prophet Isaiah: “I am a voice shouting in the wilderness, ‘Clear the way for the LORD ’s coming!’”

24 Then the Pharisees who had been sent

25 asked him, “If you aren’t the Messiah or Elijah or the Prophet, what right do you have to baptize?”

26 John told them, “I baptize with water, but right here in the crowd is someone you do not recognize.

27 Though his ministry follows mine, I’m not even worthy to be his slave and untie the straps of his sandal.”