John 1:19–34
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John Tells People About Jesus
19Here is the truth John n told when the leaders in Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him, “Who are you?”
20John spoke freely and did not refuse to answer. He said, “I am not the Christ.”
21So they asked him, “Then who are you? Are you Elijah?” n
He answered, “No, I am not.”
“Are you the Prophet?” n they asked.
He answered, “No.”
22Then they said, “Who are you? Give us an answer to tell those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
23John told them in the words of the prophet Isaiah:
“I am the voice of one
calling out in the desert:
‘Make the road straight for the Lord.’ ”
24Some Pharisees who had been sent asked John: 25“If you are not the Christ or Elijah or the Prophet, why do you baptize people?”
26John answered, “I baptize with water, but there is one here with you that you don’t know about. 27He is the One who comes after me. I am not good enough to untie the strings of his sandals.”
28This all happened at Bethany on the other side of the Jordan River, where John was baptizing people.
29The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him. John said, “Look, the Lamb of God, n who takes away the sin of the world! 30This is the One I was talking about when I said, ‘A man will come after me, but he is greater than I am, because he was living before me.’ 31Even I did not know who he was, although I came baptizing with water so that the people of Israel would know who he is.”
32–33Then John said, “I saw the Spirit come down from heaven in the form of a dove and rest on him. Until then I did not know who the Christ was. But the God who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘You will see the Spirit come down and rest on a man; he is the One who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’ 34I have seen this happen, and I tell you the truth: This man is the Son of God.” n
Footnotes
- nJohn John the Baptist, who preached to people about Christ’s coming (Matthew 3, Luke 3).
- nElijah A prophet who spoke for God. He lived hundreds of years before Christ and was expected to return before Christ (Malachi 4:5–6).
- nProphet They probably meant the prophet that God told Moses he would send (Deuteronomy 18:15–19).
- nLamb of God Name for Jesus. Jesus is like the lambs that were offered for a sacrifice to God.
- nthe Son of God Some Greek copies read “God’s Chosen One.”
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