And they discussed it with one another, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
and he looked at Jesus as he walked by and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!”
And I have seen and have borne witness that this is the Son of God.”
The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
(John bore witness about him, and cried out, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me ranks before me, because he was before me.’”)
And they began discussing it among themselves, saying, “We brought no bread.”
Was the baptism of John from heaven or from man? Answer me.”
But shall we say, ‘From man’?”—they were afraid of the people, for they all held that John really was a prophet.