John 1:19-37

¹⁹And this is the witness of John, when the Jews sent unto him from Jerusalem priests and Levites to ask him, Who art thou?

²⁰And he confessed, and denied not; and he confessed, I am not the Christ.

²¹And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elijah? And he saith, I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered, No.

²²They said therefore unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?

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

²⁴And they had been sent from the Pharisees.

²⁵And they asked him, and said unto him, Why then baptizest thou, if thou art not the Christ, neither Elijah, neither the prophet?

²⁶John answered them, saying, I baptize in water: in the midst of you standeth one whom ye know not,

²⁷even he that cometh after me, the latchet of whose shoe I am not worthy to unloose.

²⁸These things were done in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

²⁹On the morrow he seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold, the Lamb of God, that taketh away the sin of the world!

³⁰This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man who is become before me: for he was before me.

³¹And I knew him not; but that he should be made manifest to Israel, for this cause came I baptizing in water.

³²And John bare witness, saying, I have beheld the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven; and it abode upon him.

³³And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize in water, he said unto me, Upon whomsoever thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and abiding upon him, the same is he that baptizeth in the Holy Spirit.

³⁴And I have seen, and have borne witness that this is the Son of God.

³⁵Again on the morrow John was standing, and two of his disciples;

³⁶and he looked upon Jesus as he walked, and saith, Behold, the Lamb of God!

³⁷And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.