John 1:8
He was not the Light; but he came to testify of the Light.
John 1:20
And he confessed, and did not deny; and he confessed: I am not the Christ.
John 3:28
You yourselves will testify for me, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.
Acts 19:4
And Paul said: John immersed with the immersion of repentance, saying to the people, that they must believe on him who should come after him, that is, on the Christ, Jesus.
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He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.
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That light
John 1:20
And he confessed, and did not deny; and he confessed: I am not the Christ.
John 3:28
You yourselves will testify for me, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.
Acts 19:4
And Paul said: John immersed with the immersion of repentance, saying to the people, that they must believe on him who should come after him, that is, on the Christ, Jesus.
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Mark 11:30
Was the immersion of John from heaven, or from men? answer me.
Acts 13:24
John having first preached, before his coming, the immersion of repentance to all the people of Israel.