John 1:23-27

New International Version

²³ John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, “I am the voice of one calling in the wilderness,^(A) ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’”^[a](B)

²⁴ Now the Pharisees who had been sent ²⁵ questioned him, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”

²⁶ “I baptize with^[b] water,”^(C) John replied, “but among you stands one you do not know. ²⁷ He is the one who comes after me,^(D) the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.”^(E)