John 1:19-37

¹⁹Then this is the record of Iohn, when the Iewes sent Priestes and Leuites from Hierusalem, to aske him, Who art thou?

²⁰And he confessed and denied not, and said plainely, I am not that Christ.

²¹And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he said, I am not. Art thou that Prophet? And he answered, No.

²²Then said they vnto him, Who art thou, that we may giue an answere to them that sent vs? What sayest thou of thy selfe?

²³He said, I am the voyce of him that cryeth in the wildernesse, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the Prophet Esaias.

²⁴Nowe they which were sent, were of the Pharises.

²⁵And they asked him, and saide vnto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, neither Elias, nor that Prophet?

²⁶Iohn answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there is one among you, whom ye knowe not.

²⁷He it is that commeth after me, which was before me, whose shoe latchet I am not worthie to vnloose.

²⁸These things were done in Bethabara beyond Iordan, where Iohn did baptize.

²⁹The next day Iohn, seeth Iesus comming vnto him, and saith, Beholde that Lambe of God, which taketh away the sinne of the world.

³⁰This is he of whom I saide, After me commeth a man, which was before me: for he was better then I.

³¹And I knewe him not: but because he should be declared to Israel, therefore am I come, baptizing with water.

³²So Iohn bare recorde, saying, I behelde that Spirit come downe from heauen, like a doue, and it abode vpon him,

³³And I knewe him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, he saide vnto me, Vpon whom thou shalt see that Spirit come downe, and tary still on him, that is he which baptizeth with the holy Ghost.

³⁴And I sawe, and bare record that this is that Sonne of God.

³⁵The next day, Iohn stoode againe, and two of his disciples.

³⁶And he behelde Iesus walking by, and said, Beholde that Lambe of God.

³⁷And the two disciples heard him speake, and followed Iesus.