John told them the words of the prophet {\cf2\super [13]} Isaiah:
John the Baptizer is the one that Isaiah the prophet {\cf2\super [34]} was talking about. Isaiah said:
“There is a person shouting in the desert:\par ‘Prepare the way for the Lord.\par Make his paths straight.’”\par \i (Isaiah 40:3)\i0 \par
Then the Jews said, “Who are you? Tell us about yourself. Give us an answer to tell the people who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
These Jews were sent from the Pharisees. {\cf2\super [14]}
You yourselves heard me say, ‘I am not the Christ. {\cf2\super [54]} I am only the one that God sent to prepare the way for him.’