They argued with one another, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
They said to one another, “It is because we have brought no bread.”
Did the baptism of John come from heaven, or was it of human origin? Answer me.”
But shall we say, ‘Of human origin’?”—they were afraid of the crowd, for all regarded John as truly a prophet.
(John testified to him and cried out, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me ranks ahead of me because he was before me.’ ”)
The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him and declared, “Here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
And I myself have seen and have testified that this is the Son of God.”
and as he watched Jesus walk by, he exclaimed, “Look, here is the Lamb of God!”