John 1:26-33
26 “I baptize with(a) water,”(A) John answered them. “Someone stands among you, but you don’t know Him.
27 He is the One coming after me,(b)(B) whose sandal strap I’m not worthy to untie.”
The Lamb of God
29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Here is the Lamb of God,(D) who takes away the sin(E) of the world!
30 This is the One I told you about: ‘After me comes a man who has surpassed me, because He existed before me.’
31 I didn’t know Him,(F) but I came baptizing with(e) water so He might be revealed(G) to Israel.”
Footnotes:
a.
John 1:26: Or in
b.
John 1:27: Other mss add who came before me
c.
John 1:28: Other mss read in Bethabara
e.
John 1:31: Or in
f.
John 1:33: He refers to God the Father, who gave John a sign to help him identify the Messiah. Vv. 32-34 indicate that John did not know that Jesus was the Messiah until the Spirit descended upon Him at His baptism.
g.
John 1:33: Or in
h.
John 1:33: Or in