¹⁶ John answered them all,^(A) “I baptize you with water, but one who is more powerful than I am is coming. I am not worthy to untie the strap of his sandals. He will baptize you with^[a] the Holy Spirit and fire.

²³ “From this man’s descendants, as he promised, God brought to Israel^(A) the Savior, Jesus.^{[a] 24} Before his coming to public attention, John had previously proclaimed a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.^{(B) 25} Now as John was completing his mission, he said, ‘Who do you think I am? I am not the one. But one is coming after me, and I am not worthy to untie the sandals on his feet.’^(C)