John 1:14-25

¹⁴And the Word became flesh, and did tabernacle among us, and we beheld his glory, glory as of an only begotten of a father, full of grace and truth.

¹⁵John doth testify concerning him, and hath cried, saying, 'This was he of whom I said, He who after me is coming, hath come before me, for he was before me;'

¹⁶and out of his fulness did we all receive, and grace over-against grace;

¹⁷for the law through Moses was given, the grace and the truth through Jesus Christ did come;

¹⁸God no one hath ever seen; the only begotten Son, who is on the bosom of the Father — he did declare.

¹⁹And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent out of Jerusalem priests and Levites, that they might question him, 'Who art thou?'

²⁰and he confessed and did not deny, and confessed — 'I am not the Christ.'

²¹And they questioned him, 'What then? Elijah art thou?' and he saith, 'I am not.' — 'The prophet art thou?' and he answered, 'No.'

²²They said then to him, 'Who art thou, that we may give an answer to those sending us? what dost thou say concerning thyself?'

²³He said, 'I am a voice of one crying in the wilderness: Make straight the way of the Lord, as said Isaiah the prophet.'

²⁴And those sent were of the Pharisees,

²⁵and they questioned him and said to him, 'Why, then, dost thou baptize, if thou art not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?'