John 1:26-27

The Voice

²⁸So some priests and Levites approached John in Bethany just beyond the Jordan River while he was baptizing and bombarded him with questions:^[a]

Religious Leaders: Who are you?

John the Baptist: ²⁶Baptizing with water is what I do; but the One whom I speak of, whom we all await, is standing among you; and you have no idea who He is. ²⁷Though He comes after me, I am not even worthy to unlace His sandals.^[b]

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Footnotes

1:28 Verse 28 has been inserted here to help retain the continuity of events.
1:27 Verse 28 has been moved before verse 20 to retain the continuity of events.