John 1:19-34 - John The Baptist Testifies To Jesus
19 Now here is John's testimony. When the Jews of Jerusalem despatched priests and Levites to ask him, "Who are you?"
20 he frankly confessed ??he did not deny it, he frankly confessed, "I am not the Christ."
21 They asked him, "Then what are you? Elijah?" He said, "I am not." "Are you the Prophet?" "No," he answered.
22 "Then who are you?" they said; "tell us, so that we can give some answer to those who sent us. What have you to say for yourself?"
23 He said, "I am the voice of one who cries in the desert, 'level the way for the Lord' ??as the prophet Isaiah said."
24 Now it was some of the Pharisees who had been sent to him; 25 so they asked him, saying, "Then why are you baptizing people, if you are neither the Christ nor Elijah nor the Prophet?"
26 "I am baptizing with water," John replied, "but my successor is among you, One whom you do not recognize, 27 and I am not fit to untie the string of his sandal."
28 This took place at Bethany on the opposite side of the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
29 Next day he observed Jesus coming towards him and exclaimed, "Look, there is the lamb of God, who is to remove the sin of the world! 30 That is he of whom I said, 'The man who is to succeed me has taken precedence of me, for he preceded me.' 31 I myself did not recognize him; I only came to baptize with water, in order that he might be disclosed to Israel."
32 And John bore this testimony also: "I saw the Spirit descend like a dove from heaven and rest on him. 33 I myself did not recognize him, but He who sent me to baptize with water told me, 'He on whom you see the Spirit descending and resting, that is he who baptizes with the holy Spirit.' 34 Now I did see it, and I testify that he is the Son of God."