John 1:27–37

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

The First Followers of Jesus

³⁵The next day John ⁿ was there again with two of his followers. ³⁶When he saw Jesus walking by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!” ⁿ

³⁷The two followers heard John say this, so they followed Jesus.