24John had not yet been thrown into prison.
25There were some questions between some of John’s disciples and the Jews about purification.
26They came to John and told him, “Rabbi, He who was with you beyond the Jordan, that you have testified about — look, He is baptizing, and everyone is flocking to Him!”
27John replied, “A man can receive nothing, unless it’s given to him from Heaven.
28You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I’m not the Christ, but I have been sent ahead of Him.’
John 3
John 3:24-28