John 1:8

New American Standard Bible 2020

He was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light.

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And he confessed and did not deny; and this is what he confessed: “I am not the Christ.”

This was the true Light that, coming into the world, enlightens every person.

You yourselves are my witnesses that I said, ‘I am not the Christ,’ but, ‘I have been sent ahead of Him.’

Paul said, “John baptized with a baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in Him who was coming after him, that is, in Jesus.”