John 1:27-29

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²⁷even he who comes after me, the thong of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie.” ²⁸This took place in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

The Lamb of God

²⁹The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!^[a]

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Footnotes

1.29 John applies to Jesus the Messianic prophecy of Isaiah 53.6-7, perhaps worded more explicitly by the evangelist in later years.

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