¹⁹This was John’s answer when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?” ²⁰John didn’t refuse to answer. He told them clearly, “I’m not the Messiah.”

²¹They asked him, “Well, are you Elijah?”

John answered, “No, I’m not.”

Then they asked, “Are you the prophet?”

John replied, “No.”

²²So they asked him, “Who are you? Tell us so that we can take an answer back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”

²³John said, “I’m a voice crying out in the desert, ‘Make the way for the Lord straight,’ as the prophet Isaiah said.”

²⁴Some of those who had been sent were Pharisees. ²⁵They asked John, “Why do you baptize if you’re not the Messiah or Elijah or the prophet?”

²⁶John answered them, “I baptize with water. Someone you don’t know is standing among you. ²⁷He’s the one who comes after me. I am not worthy to untie his sandal strap.”

²⁸This happened in Bethany on the east side of the Jordan River, where John was baptizing.

John Identifies Jesus as the Lamb of God

²⁹John saw Jesus coming toward him the next day and said, “Look! This is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.

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John 1:29: The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!”