They started to argue among themselves: “What shall we say? If we answer, ‘From God,’ he will say, ‘Why, then, did you not believe John?’
They started discussing among themselves, “He says this because we didn't bring any bread.”
Tell me, where did John's right to baptize come from: was it from God or from human beings?”
But if we say, ‘From human beings …’” (They were afraid of the people, because everyone was convinced that John had been a prophet.)
John spoke about him. He cried out, “This is the one I was talking about when I said, ‘He comes after me, but he is greater than I am, because he existed before I was born.’”
The next day John saw Jesus coming to him, and said, “There is the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
I have seen it,” said John, “and I tell you that he is the Son of God.”
when he saw Jesus walking by. “There is the Lamb of God!” he said.