And they reasoned and argued with one another, If we say, From heaven, He will say, Why then did you not believe him?
And they reasoned among themselves about it, saying, It is because we did not bring any bread.
Was the baptism of John from heaven or from men? Answer Me.
But [on the other hand] can we say, From men? For they were afraid of the people, because everybody considered and held John actually to be a prophet.
John testified about Him and cried out, This was He of Whom I said, He Who comes after me has priority over me, for He was before me. [He takes rank above me, for He existed before I did. He has advanced before me, because He is my Chief.]
The next day John saw Jesus coming to him and said, Look! There is the Lamb of God, Who takes away the sin of the world! [Exod. 12:3; Isa. 53:7.]
And I have seen [that happen–I actually did see it] and my testimony is that this is the Son of God!
And he looked at Jesus as He walked along, and said, Look! There is the Lamb of God!