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This is the testimony of John.
When the Jews from Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to him
to ask him, βWho are you?β
he admitted and did not deny it, but admitted,
βI am not the Christ.β
So they asked him,
βWhat are you then? Are you Elijah?β
And he said, βI am not.β
βAre you the Prophet?β
He answered, βNo.β
So they said to him,
βWho are you, so we can give an answer to those who sent us?
What do you have to say for yourself?β
He said:
βI am the voice of one crying out in the desert,
βMake straight the way of the Lord,β
as Isaiah the prophet said.β
Some Pharisees were also sent.
They asked him,
βWhy then do you baptize
if you are not the Christ or Elijah or the Prophet?β
John answered them,
βI baptize with water;
but there is one among you whom you do not recognize,
the one who is coming after me,
whose sandal strap I am not worthy to untie.β
This happened in Bethany across the Jordan,
where John was baptizing.βοΈπποΈβοΈπ
