There was a man sent from God, whose name was John:

Of Him did John bare witness, and publicly declared, saying, This was He of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me; for He was before me.

And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent from Jerusalem priests and Levites to ask him, Who art thou?

John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;

These things passed at Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.

The next day John seeth Jesus coming towards him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God that taketh away the sin of the world.

And John testified saying, I saw the Spirit descending like a dove from heaven, and it abode upon Him.

The day following John was standing, (and two of his disciples,)

Now Andrew the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two that heard what John said, and thereupon followed Jesus.

And John also was baptizing in Enon near Salim; because there was much water there: and people came to him and were baptized.

For John was not yet cast into prison.

Now there arose a dispute between some of the disciples of John, and the Jews, about purifying.

And they came to John, and said unto him, Rabbi, He that was with thee on the other side Jordan, to whom thou barest testimony, behold, He baptizeth and all the people come to Him.

John answered and said, A man can take nothing upon him, unless it be given him from heaven.

Therefore when the Lord knew, the pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John,

Ye your selves sent unto John, and he bore witness to the truth:

But I have a testimony greater than John's: for the works which the Father hath given me to perform, the very works which I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.

to the place where John was at first baptizing, and there He abode.

And many resorted to Him, and said, John wrought no miracle, but all that he said concerning this man, was true.