New American Standard Bible 2020

John 1:23-31

23He saidἔφη·ephēG5346, “I amthe voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456of one callingG994outG994in the wildernessἐρήμῳ·erēmōG2048, ‘MakeG2116the wayὁδὸνhodonG3598of the Lordκυρίου·kuriouG2962straightG2116,’as IsaiahἨσαΐαςĒsaiasG2268the prophetπροφήτης.prophētēsG4396saidG3004.”

24And the messengershad beenἦσανēsanG1510sentἀπεσταλμένοιapestalmenoiG649from the PhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnG5330.

25They askedἠρώτησανērōtēsanG2065him, and saidG3004to him, “WhyτίtiG5101thenοὖνounG3767are you baptizingβαπτίζειςbaptizeisG907,ifεἰeiG1487you are not theChristχριστὸςchristosG5547,norοὐδὲoudeG3761ElijahἨλίαςĒliasG2243,norοὐδὲoudeG3761the Prophetπροφήτης;prophētēsG4396?”

26JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611them, sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “I baptizeβαπτίζωbaptizōG907in waterὕδατι·hudatiG5204, butamongμέσοςmesosG3319you standsG4739One whomὃνhonG3739you do not knowG3609.

27It isHe who comesἐρχόμενος,erchomenosG2064afterὀπίσωopisōG3694me, of whom I amεἰμὶeimiG1510not worthyἄξιοςaxiosG514evento untieλύσωlusōG3089thestrapἱμάνταhimantaG2438of His sandalὑποδήματος.hupodēmatosG5266.”

28TheseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778tookG1096placeἐγένετοegenetoG1096in BethanyΒηθανίᾳBēthaniaG963beyondπέρανperanG4008the JordanἸορδάνουIordanouG2446,whereὅπουhopouG3699JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491was baptizingβαπτίζων.¶baptizōnG907people.

29The nextἐπαύριονepaurionG1887dayG1887he sawβλέπειblepeiG991JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424comingἐρχόμενονerchomenonG2064to him, and saidλέγει·legeiG3004, “BeholdἴδεideG2396,the LambἀμνὸςamnosG286of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316whotakesG142awayαἴρωνairōnG142the sinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266of the worldκόσμου.kosmouG2889!

30ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778is He inG5228behalfG5228of whomοὗhouG3739I saidG3004, ‘AfterὀπίσωopisōG3694me is comingἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064a ManἀνὴρanērG435whoὃςhosG3739has provedG1096toG1096beG1096my superiorἔμπροσθένemprosthenG1715,becauseὅτιhotiG3754He existedG1510beforeπρῶτόςprōtosG4413me.’

31And I did not recognizeG3609Him, but soG2443thatG2443He would be revealedφανερωθῇphanerōthēaG5319to IsraelἸσραήλ,IsraēlG2474,I cameἦλθονēlthonG2064baptizingβαπτίζων.baptizōnG907in waterὕδατιhudatiG5204.”

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