19 This was the testimony of John when the Jewish leaders sent priests and Temple assistants from Jerusalem to ask John whether he claimed to be the Messiah.
20 He flatly denied it. "I am not the Messiah," he said.
20 He flatly denied it. "I am not the Messiah," he said.
21 "Well then, who are you?" they asked. "Are you Elijah?"
22 "Then who are you? Tell us, so we can give an answer to those who sent us. What do you have to say about yourself?"
23 John replied in the words of Isaiah:
"I am a voice shouting in the wilderness,
24 Then those who were sent by the Pharisees 25 asked him, "If you aren't the Messiah or Elijah or the Prophet, what right do you have to baptize?"
26 John told them, "I baptize with water, but right here in the crowd is someone you do not know, 27 who will soon begin his ministry. I am not even worthy to be his slave. "
28 This incident took place at Bethany, a village east of the Jordan River, where John was baptizing.
28 This incident took place at Bethany, a village east of the Jordan River, where John was baptizing.
Note that John considered himself, "As a voice calling in the desert" (John 1:23).
Do you ever see yourself as a voice willing to speak the truth of Jesus?
Do you ever see yourself as a voice willing to speak the truth of Jesus?
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