John 1:19–34

¹⁹And this is the witness of John, when the Jews sent from Jerusalem priests and Levites that they might ask him, Thou, who art thou? ²⁰And he acknowledged and denied not, and acknowledged, I am not the Christ. ²¹And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he says, I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered, No. ²²They said therefore to him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to those who sent us. What sayest thou of thyself? ²³He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the path of the Lord, as said Esaias the prophet. ²⁴And they were sent from among the Pharisees. ²⁵And they asked him and said to him, Why baptisest thou then, if thou art not the Christ, nor Elias, nor the prophet? ²⁶John answered them saying, I baptise with water. In the midst of you stands, whom ye do not know, ²⁷he who comes after me, the thong of whose sandal I am not worthy to unloose. ²⁸These things took place in Bethany, across the Jordan, where John was baptising.

²⁹On the morrow he sees Jesus coming to him, and says, Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world. ³⁰He it is of whom I said, A man comes after me who takes a place before me, because he was before me; ³¹and I knew him not; but that he might be manifested to Israel, therefore have I come baptising with water. ³²And John bore witness, saying, I beheld the Spirit descending as a dove from heaven, and it abode upon him. ³³And I knew him not; but he who sent me to baptise with water, he said to me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending and abiding on him, he it is who baptises with the Holy Spirit. ³⁴And I have seen and borne witness that this is the Son of God.