John 1:19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34
John 1:22 NLT
“Then who are you? We need an answer for those who sent us. What do you have to say about yourself?”
John 1:25 NLT
asked him, “If you aren’t the Messiah or Elijah or the Prophet, what right do you have to baptize?”
John 1:26 NLT
John told them, “I baptize with water, but right here in the crowd is someone you do not recognize.
John 1:27 NLT
Though his ministry follows mine, I’m not even worthy to be his slave and untie the straps of his sandal.”
John 1:28 NLT
This encounter took place in Bethany, an area east of the Jordan River, where John was baptizing.
John 1:29 NLT
The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
John 1:31 NLT
I did not recognize him as the Messiah, but I have been baptizing with water so that he might be revealed to Israel.”
John 1:32 NLT
Then John testified, “I saw the Holy Spirit descending like a dove from heaven and resting upon him.