43:001:019 And this is the record of John, when the
Jews sent priests and
Levites
from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?
43:001:020 And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed,
I am not the
Christ.
43:001:021 And they asked him, What then? Art
thou Elias? And he saith, I
am
not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered,
No.
43:001:022 Then said they unto him, Who art thou?
that we may give an
answer
to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?
43:001:023 He said, I am the voice of one crying in
the wilderness, Make
straight
the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.
43:001:024 And they which were sent were of the Pharisees.
43:001:025 And they asked him, and said unto him,
Why baptizest thou
then,
if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that
prophet?
43:001:026 John answered them, saying, I baptize with
water: but there
standeth
one among you, whom ye know not;
43:001:027 He it is, who coming after me is preferred
before me, whose
shoe’s
latchet I am not worthy to unloose.
43:001:028 These things were done in Bethabara beyond
Jordan, where John
was
baptizing.
43:001:029 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto
him, and saith,
Behold
the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the
world.
43:001:030 This is he of whom I said, After me cometh
a man which is
preferred
before me: for he was before me.
43:001:031 And I knew him not: but that he should
be made manifest to
Israel,
therefore am I come baptizing with water.
43:001:032 And John bare record, saying, I saw the
Spirit descending from
heaven
like a dove, and it abode upon him.
43:001:033 And I knew him not: but he that sent
me to baptize with water,
the
same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit
descending,
and remaining on him, the same is he which
baptizeth
with the Holy Ghost.
43:001:034 And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.
43:001:035 Again the next day after John stood, and two of his disciples;
43:001:036 And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he
saith, Behold the Lamb
of
God!
43:001:037 And the two disciples heard him speak,
and they followed
Jesus.
43:001:038 Then Jesus turned, and saw them following,
and saith unto
them,
What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which
is to
say,
being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou?
43:001:039 He saith unto them, Come and see.
They came and saw where he
dwelt,
and abode with him that day: for it was about
the tenth
hour.


