John 1:23-31

23John said, “I am the voice of one shouting in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord,’ as Isaiah the prophet said.”

24(Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.)

25So they asked John, “Why then are you baptizing if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”

26John answered them, “I baptize with water. Among you stands one whom you do not recognize,

27who is coming after me. I am not worthy to untie the strap of his sandal!”

28These things happened in Bethany across the Jordan River where John was baptizing.

29On the next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!

30This is the one about whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who is greater than I am, because he existed before me.’

31I did not recognize him, but I came baptizing with water so that he could be revealed to Israel.”