John 1:24
And they which were sent were of the Pharisees.
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John 1:19
And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?
John 1:20
And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.
John 1:21
And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.
John 1:22
Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?
John 1:23
He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.
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John 1:26
John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;
John 1:27
He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe's latchet I am not worthy to unloose.
John 1:28
These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.
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