“Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. And the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts.
John 3:28 - English Standard Version 2016 You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but I have been sent before him.’ Matoleo zaidiKing 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 will prepare the way before me. And the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts.
For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord; make his paths straight.’”
And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,
He said, “I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ as the prophet Isaiah said.”
They asked him, “Then why are you baptizing, if you are neither the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”
even he who comes after me, the strap of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie.”