John 1:24
The ones who had been sent were from the Pharisees.
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John 1:19
This is John’s testimony, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?”
John 1:20
He declared, and didn’t deny, but he declared, “I am not the Christ.”
John 1:21
They asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the prophet?” He answered, “No.”
John 1:22
They said therefore to him, “Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
John 1:23
He said, “I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ as Isaiah the prophet said.”
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John 1:26
John answered them, “I baptize in water, but among you stands one whom you don’t know.
John 1:27
He is the one who comes after me, who is preferred before me, whose sandal strap I’m not worthy to loosen.”
John 1:28
These things were done in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
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