John 1:21-23

21They asked him, “Well, are you Elijah?” John answered, “No, I’m not.” Then they asked, “Are you the prophet?” John replied, “No.”

22So they asked him, “Who are you? Tell us so that we can take an answer back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”

23John said, “I’m a voice crying out in the desert, ‘Make the way for the Lord straight,’ as the prophet Isaiah said.”