John 3:28

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Surely you remember how I told you that I am not the Messiah. I am only the one sent ahead of him.

Cross References

John 1:23

John answered in the words of the prophet Isaiah, “I am only someone shouting in the desert, ‘Get the road ready for the Lord!’ ”

Malachi 3:1

I, the LORD All-Powerful, will send my messenger to prepare the way for me. Then suddenly the Lord you are looking for will appear in his temple. The messenger you desire is coming with my promise, and he is on his way.

Matthew 3:3

John was the one the prophet Isaiah was talking about, when he said, “In the desert someone is shouting, ‘Get the road ready for the Lord! Make a straight path for him.’ ”

John 1:25

They asked him, “Why are you baptizing people, if you are not the Messiah or Elijah or the Prophet?”

Luke 1:76

You, my son, will be called a prophet of God in heaven above. You will go ahead of the Lord to get everything ready for him.

John 1:27

Even though I came first, I am not good enough to untie his sandals.”