Behold, I send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant, whom ye desire, behold, he cometh, saith Jehovah of hosts.
John 3:28 - American Standard Version 2015 Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but, that I am sent before him. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition You yourselves are my witnesses [you personally bear me out] that I stated, I am not the Christ (the Anointed One, the Messiah), but I have [only] been sent before Him [in advance of Him, to be His appointed forerunner, His messenger, His announcer]. [Mal. 3:1.] American Standard Version (1901) Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but, that I am sent before him. Common English Bible You yourselves can testify that I said that I’m not the Christ but that I’m the one sent before him. Catholic Public Domain Version You yourselves offer testimony for me that I said, 'I am not the Christ,' but that I have been sent before him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version You yourselves do bear me witness, that I said, I am not Christ, but that I am sent before him. |
Behold, I send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant, whom ye desire, behold, he cometh, saith Jehovah of hosts.
For this is he that was spoken of through Isaiah the prophet, saying,\par\tab {\b The voice of one crying in the wilderness,\par\tab Make ye ready the way of the Lord,\par\tab Make his paths straight.}\par
Yea and thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Most High:\par\tab For thou shalt go {\b before the Lord to make ready his ways};
And he confessed, and denied not; and he confessed, I am not the Christ.
He said, I am {\b the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord,} as said Isaiah the prophet.
And they asked him, and said unto him, Why then baptizest thou, if thou art not the Christ, neither Elijah, neither the prophet?
{\i even} he that cometh after me, the latchet of whose shoe I am not worthy to unloose.