John 1:24
Those who had been sent came from the Pharisees.
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John 1:19
And this is the witness of John when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to him with the question, Who are you?
John 1:20
He said quite openly and straightforwardly, I am not the Christ.
John 1:21
And they said to him, What then? Are you Elijah? And he said, I am not. Are you the prophet? And his answer was, I am not.
John 1:22
So they said to him, Who are you then? We have to give some answer to those who sent us. What have you to say about yourself?
John 1:23
He said, I am the voice of one crying in the waste land, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said Isaiah the prophet.
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John 1:26
John's answer was: I give baptism with water; but there is one among you of whom you have no knowledge;
John 1:27
It is he who is coming after me; I am not good enough to undo his shoes.
John 1:28
These things took place at Bethany on the other side of the Jordan, where John was giving baptism.
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