22. Then they said, “Who are you? Give us an answer to tell those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
23. John told them in the words of the prophet Isaiah:“I am the voice of a mancalling out in the desert:‘Make the road straight for the Lord.’” Isaiah 40:3
24. In the group of Jews who were sent, there were some Pharisees.
25. They said to John: “You say you are not the Christ. You say you are not Elijah or the Prophet. Then why do you baptize people?”
26. John answered, “I baptize people with water. But there is one here with you that you don’t know.
27. He is the One who comes after me. I am not good enough to untie the strings of his sandals.”
28. This all happened at Bethany on the other side of the Jordan River. This is where John was baptizing people.
29. The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him. John said, “Look, the Lamb of God. He takes away the sins of the world!