You yourselves are witnesses that I said,‘ I am not the Messiah. I was sent ahead of him.’

我曾说：‘我不是基督，是奉差遣在他前面的’，你们自己可以给我作见证。

你们自己可以为我作见证，我曾说，我不是基督，只是奉差遣在他前面开路的。

你们自己可以为我作见证，我曾说，我不是基督，只是奉差遣在他前面开路的。

你们自己可以为我做见证，我说过我不是基督，我只是奉差在祂前面预备道路的。

你们自己可以为我作证：我曾说，我不是基督，不过是奉差遣作他的先锋的。

你们自己可以为我见证：我曾经说过‘我不是基督，而是奉差派在他前面的。’

我曾說：『我不是基督，是奉差遣在他前面的』，你們自己可以給我作見證。

你們自己可以為我作見證，我曾說，我不是基督，只是奉差遣在他前面開路的。

你們自己可以為我作見證，我曾說，我不是基督，只是奉差遣在他前面開路的。

你們自己可以為我做見證，我說過我不是基督，我只是奉差在祂前面預備道路的。

你們自己可以為我作證：我曾說，我不是基督，不過是奉差遣作他的先鋒的。

你們自己能給我作見證：我曾說過：「我不是基督，我乃是奉差遣在那一位前頭的」。

你們自己可以為我見證：我曾經說過『我不是基督，而是奉差派在他前面的。』

爾曹證之、我曾言我非基督、乃奉遣於其前耳、

昔我曾自言非基督、乃奉使於其先、爾曹可證、

爾曹可為我作證、我曾言我非基督、乃奉遣為其前驅、

予非基督、乃奉使為其前驅者耳。此乃予所夙言、爾曹當可為予作證。

You yourselves can testify that I said,‘ I am not the Messiah but am sent ahead of him.’

You yourselves bear me witness, that I said,‘ I am not the Christ, but I have been sent before him.’

You yourselves know how plainly I told you,‘ I am not the Messiah. I am only here to prepare the way for him.’

You yourselves can testify that I said,‘ I am not the Messiah, but I’ve been sent ahead of him.’

You yourselves are my witnesses that I said,‘ I am not the Christ,’ but,‘ I have been sent ahead of Him.’

You yourselves bear me witness, that I said,‘ I am not the Christ,’ but,‘ I have been sent before Him.’

Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but, that I am sent before him.

You yourselves can testify that I said,‘ I am not the Messiah, but I’ve been sent ahead of Him.’

Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.

You yourselves can testify that I said,‘ I am not the Christ,’ but rather,‘ I have been sent before him.’

You yourselves testify that I said,‘ I am not the Christ,’ but,‘ I have been sent before him.’

He did not try to hide the truth. He spoke to them openly. He said,“ I am not the Messiah.”

John replied, using the words of Isaiah the prophet. John said,“ I’m the messenger who is calling out in the desert,‘ Make the way for the Lord straight.’ ”( Isaiah 40:3)

The Lord who rules over all says,“ I will send my messenger. He will prepare my way for me. Then suddenly the Lord you are looking for will come to his temple. The messenger of the covenant will come. He is the one you long for.”

“ Remember the law my servant Moses gave you. Remember the rules and laws I gave him at Mount Horeb. They were for the whole nation of Israel.“ I will send the prophet Elijah to you. He will come before the day of the Lord arrives. It will be a great and terrifying day.

Here is what is written in the book of Isaiah the prophet. It says,“ A messenger is calling out in the desert,‘ Prepare the way for the Lord. Make straight paths for him.Every valley will be filled in. Every mountain and hill will be made level. The crooked roads will become straight. The rough ways will become smooth.And all people will see God’s salvation.’ ”( Isaiah 40:3–5)

asked him,“ If you are not the Messiah, why are you baptizing people? Why are you doing that if you aren’t Elijah or the Prophet we’ve been expecting?”

Long ago Isaiah the prophet wrote,“ I will send my messenger ahead of you. He will prepare your way.”( Malachi 3:1)“ A messenger is calling out in the desert,‘ Prepare the way for the Lord. Make straight paths for him.’ ”( Isaiah 40:3)

“ And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High God. You will go ahead of the Lord to prepare the way for him.

He will bring back many of the people of Israel to the Lord their God.And he will prepare the way for the Lord. He will have the same spirit and power that Elijah had. He will bring peace between parents and their children. He will teach people who don’t obey to be wise and do what is right. In this way, he will prepare a people who are ready for the Lord.”

He is the one who comes after me. I am not good enough to untie his sandals.”

John is the one Isaiah the prophet had spoken about. He had said,“ A messenger is calling out in the desert,‘ Prepare the way for the Lord. Make straight paths for him.’ ”( Isaiah 40:3)

“ I baptize you with water, calling you to turn away from your sins. But after me, someone is coming who is more powerful than I am. I’m not worthy to carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.His pitchfork is in his hand to clear the straw from his threshing floor. He will gather his wheat into the storeroom. But he will burn up the husks with fire that can’t be put out.”