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John bore witness to him ,
and cried , "
This was he of whom I said , `
He who comes after me ranks before me ,
for he was before me .'")
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And from his fulness have we all received ,
grace upon grace .
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For the law was given through Moses ;
grace and truth came through Jesus Christ .
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No one has ever seen God ;
the only Son ,
who is in the bosom of the Father ,
he has made him known .
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And this is the testimony of John ,
when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him , "
Who are you ?"
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He confessed ,
he did not deny ,
but confessed , "
I am not the Christ ."
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And they asked him , "
What then ?
Are you Elijah ?"
He said , "
I am not ." "
Are you the prophet ?"
And he answered , "
No ."
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They said to him then , "
Who are you ?
Let us have an answer for those who sent us .
What do you say about 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 the prophet Isaiah said ."
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Now they had been sent from the Pharisees .
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They asked him , "
Then why are you baptizing ,
if you are neither the Christ ,
nor Elijah ,
nor the prophet ?"
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John answered them , "
I baptize with water ;
but among you stands one whom you do not know ,
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even he who comes after me ,
the thong of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie ."
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This took place in Bethany beyond the Jordan ,
where John was baptizing .
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The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him ,
and said , "
Behold ,
the Lamb of God ,
who takes away the sin of the world !
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This is he of whom I said , `
After me comes a man who ranks before me ,
for he was before me .'
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I myself did not know him ;
but for this I came baptizing with water ,
that he might be revealed to Israel ."
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And John bore witness , "
I saw the Spirit descend as a dove from heaven ,
and it remained on him .
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I myself did not know him ;
but he who sent me to baptize with water said to me , `
He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain ,
this is he who baptizes with the Holy Spirit .'
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And I have seen and have borne witness that this is the Son of God ."
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The next day again John was standing with two of his disciples ;
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and he looked at Jesus as he walked ,
and said , "
Behold ,
the Lamb of God !"