John 1:8
He was not the light, but was sent that he might testify about the light.
John 1:20
He declared, and didn't deny, but he declared, "I am not the Christ."
John 3:28
You yourselves testify that I said, 'I am not the Christ,' but, 'I have been sent before him.'
Acts 19:4
Paul said, "John indeed baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe in the one who would 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.
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That light
John 1:20
He declared, and didn't deny, but he declared, "I am not the Christ."
John 3:28
You yourselves testify that I said, 'I am not the Christ,' but, 'I have been sent before him.'
Acts 19:4
Paul said, "John indeed baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe in the one who would come after him, that is, in Jesus."
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Mark 11:30
The baptism of John -- was it from heaven, or from men? Answer me."
Acts 13:24
before his coming, when John had first preached the baptism of repentance to Israel.