24. The messengers, who had been sent by the Pharisees,
25. then 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.”
28. All this happened in Bethany on the east side of the River Jordan, where John was baptizing.