27. Even though I came first, I am not good enough to untie his sandals.”
28. John said this as he was baptizing east of the River Jordan in Bethany.
29. The next day, John saw Jesus coming towards him and said:Here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
30. He is the one I told you about when I said, “Someone else will come. He is greater than I am, because he was alive before I was born.”
31. I didn't know who he was. But I came to baptize you with water, so that everyone in Israel would see him.