John 1:8

He himself was not the light, but he came to testify about the light.

He confessed -- he did not deny but confessed -- "I am not the Christ!"

You yourselves can testify that I said, 'I am not the Christ,' but rather, 'I have been sent before him.'

Paul said, "John baptized with a baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him, that is, in Jesus."

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He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.

He confessed -- he did not deny but confessed -- "I am not the Christ!"

You yourselves can testify that I said, 'I am not the Christ,' but rather, 'I have been sent before him.'

Paul said, "John baptized with a baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him, that is, in Jesus."

John's baptism -- was it from heaven or from people? Answer me."

Before Jesus arrived, John had proclaimed a baptism for repentance to all the people of Israel.