14 Bible Verses about Who Is John The Baptist?

In those days came John the Baptist preaching in the desert of Judea;

Now this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent some priests and Levites to him from Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?"

Then said they to him. "Who are you? That we may give some answer to those who sent us. What account do you give of yourself?"

And while the people were in expectation, and all men were debating in their hearts about John,

He acknowledged??e did not deny it??ut acknowledged, "I am not the Christ."

You yourselves are my witnesses that I said, 'I am not the Christ, but have been sent before him.'

"And John, when he was finishing his race, repeatedly asked the people. "'Who do you suppose that I am? I am not He. But behold there comes One after me, whose sandal I am not worthy to unfasten.'

"What then?" they questioned; "Are you Elijah?" He said, "I am not." "Are you the Prophet?" "No," he replied.

"and, if you are willing to receive it, he is the Elijah who was to come.

"Nay, I say to you that Elijah has come already, and they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they chose. Even so the Son of man also is about to suffer at their hands."

"Elijah indeed has already come," he added, "and they have done to him whatever they pleased, even as it is written of him."

He was not the Light; it was to bear testimony concerning the Light that he came into being.

"for this is he of whom it is written. "Behold, I send my messenger before my face, And he will prepare thy road for thee.

so they questioned him, saying, "Why then are you baptizing, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?"