Bible Verse

(John testified concerning him. 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.`”)

John 1:15

He did not fail to confess, but confessed freely, “I am not the Messiah.”

John 1:20

They asked him, “Then who are you? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.”

John 1:21

questioned him, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”