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The Book of John, Chapter 1, Verse 26

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And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet?
King James Version
John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;
American Standard Version
John answered them, saying, I baptize in water: in the midst of you standeth one whom ye know not,
New English Translation
Gazing at Jesus as he walked by, he said,“Look, the Lamb of God!”
World English Bible
John answered them, "I baptize in water, but among you stands one whom you don't know.
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He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe's latchet I am not worthy to unloose.
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These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.
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The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
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This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me.
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And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.
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And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.
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And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.
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And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.
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Again the next day after John stood, and two of his disciples;
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And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God!