John 1:8
He was not the Light, but he came to bear witness to the Light.
John 1:20
He confessed and did not deny it, he confessed--"I am not the Christ."
John 3:28
You are yourselves witnesses that I said 'I am not the Christ,' but 'I have been sent before him as a Messenger.'
Acts 19:4
"John's baptism was a baptism upon repentance," rejoined Paul, "and John told the people (speaking of the 'One Coming; after him) that they should believe in him--that is in 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
He confessed and did not deny it, he confessed--"I am not the Christ."
John 3:28
You are yourselves witnesses that I said 'I am not the Christ,' but 'I have been sent before him as a Messenger.'
Acts 19:4
"John's baptism was a baptism upon repentance," rejoined Paul, "and John told the people (speaking of the 'One Coming; after him) that they should believe in him--that is in Jesus."
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Mark 11:30
It is about John's baptism. Was it of divine or human origin? Answer me that."
Acts 13:24
John having first proclaimed, before the appearance of Jesus, a baptism upon repentance for all the people of Israel.