That man was not the Light, but that he might witness concerning the Light;
And he confessed and did not deny; and he confessed, I am not the Christ.
He was the true Light which, coming into the world, enlightens every man.
You yourselves witness to me that I said, I am not the Christ, but that having been sent, I am before that One.
And Paul said, John indeed baptized with a baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe into the One coming after him, that is, into the Christ, Jesus.