John 3:26-28

Lexham English Bible

²⁶ And they came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, he who was with you on the other side of the Jordan, about whom you testified—look, this one is baptizing, and all are coming to him!”

²⁷ John answered and said, “A man can receive not one thing unless it is granted to him from heaven! ²⁸ You yourselves testify about me that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but I am sent before that one.’