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John 1:25-27
Good News Translation
John 1:25-27
Good News Translation
25 then[a] asked John, “If you are not the Messiah nor Elijah nor the Prophet, why do you baptize?”
26 John answered, “I baptize with water, but among you stands the one you do not know. 27 He is coming after me, but I am not good enough even to untie his sandals.”
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- John 1:25 The messengers, who had been sent by the Pharisees, then; or Those who had been sent were Pharisees; they.
John 1:25-27
New International Version
John 1:25-27
New International Version
25 questioned him, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”
26 “I baptize with[a] water,”(A) John replied, “but among you stands one you do not know. 27 He is the one who comes after me,(B) the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.”(C)
Footnotes
- John 1:26 Or in; also in verses 31 and 33 (twice)
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