John 1
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John 1:23-31

23He saidG5346, IG1473 am the voiceG5456 of one cryingG994 inG1722 the wildernessG2048, Make straightG2116 the wayG3598 of the LordG2962, asG2531 saidG2036 the prophetG4396 IsaiahG2268. 24AndG2532 they whoG3588 were sentG649 wereG2258 ofG1537 the PhariseesG5330. 25AndG2532 they askedG2065 himG846, andG2532 saidG2036 to himG846, WhyG5101 baptizest thouG907 thenG3767, ifG1487 thouG4771 artG1488 notG3756 that ChristG5547, norG3777 ElijahG2243, neitherG3777 that prophetG4396? 26JohnG2491 answeredG611 themG846, sayingG3004, IG1473 baptizeG907 inG1722 waterG5204: butG1161 there standeth oneG2476 amongG3319 youG5216, whomG3739 yeG5210 knowG1492 notG3756; 27HeG846 it isG2076, whoG3739 comingG2064 afterG3694 meG3450 is preferredG1096 beforeG1715 meG3450, whoseG3739G846 shoeG5266 latchetG2438 IG1473 amG1510 notG3756 worthyG514 toG2443 looseG3089. 28These thingsG5023 were doneG1096 inG1722 BethabaraG962 beyondG4008 JordanG2446, whereG3699 JohnG2491 wasG2258 baptizingG907.

29The next dayG1887 JohnG2491 seethG991 JesusG2424 comingG2064 toG4314 himG846, andG2532 saithG3004, BeholdG2396 the LambG286 of GodG2316, whoG3588 taketh awayG142 the sinG266 of the worldG2889.1 30ThisG3778 is heG2076 ofG4012 whomG3739 IG1473 saidG2036, AfterG3694 meG3450 comethG2064 a manG435 whoG3739 is preferredG1096 beforeG1715 meG3450: forG3754 he wasG2258 beforeG4413 meG3450. 31And IG2504 knewG1492 himG846 notG3756: butG235 thatG2443 he should be made manifestG5319 to IsraelG2474, thereforeG1223G5124 amG2064 IG1473 comeG2064 baptizingG907 inG1722 waterG5204.

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  1. 1. John 1:29 taketh away: or, beareth ↩

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Revised Webster's Bible — 1833 — Public Domain