John 3:28

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Summary

John 3:28

Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.

I said

John 1:20

But

Luke 3:4

General references

Mark 1:7

Bible References

I said

He confessed, he did not deny, but confessed, "I am not the Christ."

But

He said, "I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, 'Make straight the way of the Lord,' as the prophet Isaiah said."

For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight."

As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: "Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way";

And he will turn many of the sons of Israel to the Lord their God.

As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness: 'Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

General references

And he preached, saying, "After me comes One who is mightier than I, the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.