John:1:19-28
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And this is the record of John ,
when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him ,
Who are you ?
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And he confessed ,
and denied not ;
but confessed ,
I am not the Christ .
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And they asked him ,
What then ?
Are you Elijah ?
And he says ,
I am not .
Are you that prophet ?
And he answered ,
No .
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Then said they unto him ,
Who are you ?
that we may give an answer to them that sent us .
What says you of yourself ?
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He said ,
I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness ,
Make straight the way of the Lord ,
as said the prophet Isaiah .
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And they which were sent were of the Pharisees .
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And they asked him ,
and said unto him ,
Why baptize you then ,
if you be not that Christ ,
nor Elijah ,
neither that prophet ?
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John answered them ,
saying ,
I baptize with water :
but there stands one among you ,
whom all of you know not ;
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He it is ,
who coming after me is preferred before me ,
whose shoe '
s latchet I am not worthy to unloose .
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These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan ,
where John was baptizing .