John 1:29-31

Expanded Bible

²⁹ The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him. John said, “Look, the Lamb of God [^Clambs were used for sacrifice; Gen. 22:8], who takes away the sin of the world! ³⁰ This is the One I was talking about [1:15] when I said, ‘A man will come after me, but he is greater than I am, because he ·was living [existed] before me.’ ³¹ Even I did not ·know [recognize] who he was, although I came baptizing with water so that ·the people of Israel would know who he is [he might be revealed to Israel].”