What do you say about yourself?”Ģ3 John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, “I am the voice of one calling in the wilderness, ( AL) ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’” ( AM)Ģ4 Now the Pharisees who had been sent 25 questioned him, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”Ģ6 “I baptize with water,” ( AN) John replied, “but among you stands one you do not know. 20 He did not fail to confess, but confessed freely, “I am not the Messiah.” ( AI)Ģ1 They asked him, “Then who are you? Are you Elijah?” ( AJ)Ģ2 Finally they said, “Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. John the Baptist Denies Being the Messiahġ9 Now this was John’s ( AG) testimony when the Jewish leaders ( AH) in Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him who he was. ( AD) 18 No one has ever seen God, ( AE) but the one and only Son, who is himself God and ( AF) is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known. 17 For the law was given through Moses ( AC) grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. He cried out, saying, “This is the one I spoke about when I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’”) ( Z) 16 Out of his fullness ( AA) we have all received grace ( AB) in place of grace already given. ( X)ġ5 (John testified ( Y) concerning him. We have seen his glory, ( V) the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace ( W) and truth. ( T)ġ4 The Word became flesh ( U) and made his dwelling among us. ( P) 12 Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed ( Q) in his name, ( R) he gave the right to become children of God ( S)- 13 children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God. 11 He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. 10 He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, ( O) the world did not recognize him. ( L) 8 He himself was not the light he came only as a witness to the light.ĩ The true light ( M) that gives light to everyone ( N) was coming into the world. ( J) 7 He came as a witness to testify ( K) concerning that light, so that through him all might believe. ( I)Ħ There was a man sent from God whose name was John. 5 The light shines in the darkness, ( H) and the darkness has not overcome it. ( E) 4 In him was life, ( F) and that life was the light ( G) of all mankind. ( D) 3 Through him all things were made without him nothing was made that has been made. 1 In the beginning was the Word, ( A) and the Word was with God, ( B) and the Word was God.
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