“Behold, I am sending My messenger, and he will clear the way before Me. Suddenly He will come to His Temple —the Lord whom you seek— and the Messenger of the covenant —the One whom you desire— behold, He is coming,” says Adonai-Tzva’ot.
John 3:28 - Tree of Life Version You yourselves testify that I said, ‘I am not the Messiah,’ but rather, ‘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 am sending My messenger, and he will clear the way before Me. Suddenly He will come to His Temple —the Lord whom you seek— and the Messenger of the covenant —the One whom you desire— behold, He is coming,” says Adonai-Tzva’ot.
For he is the one Isaiah the prophet spoke about, saying, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way of Adonai, and make His paths straight.’”
And you, child, will be called a prophet of Elyon. For you will go before Adonai to prepare His ways,
He openly admitted and did not deny; he admitted, “I am not the Messiah.”
He said, “I am ‘the voice of one crying in the wilderness, “Make straight the way of Adonai,”’ as the prophet Isaiah said.”
They asked him, “If you’re not the Messiah, Elijah, or the Prophet, why then are you immersing?”