13 Who were not born of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth; and we have seen His glory, the glory as the Only Begotten of the Father.

15 John testifies of Him, and crying out, he says, "This was the One of whom I said, that He who came after me stood before me, because he was before me."

16 And of his fullness we have all received, and grace for grace,

17 For the law was given by Moses; but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

18 No one has ever seen God; The Only-begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has revealed.

19 And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, 'Who are you?'

20 He declared, and did not deny it, and declared that I was not the Christ.

21 And they asked him, 'What is it?' Are you Elijah? He said, "No." Prophet? He answered: no.

22 And they said unto him, Who art thou? That we may give an answer to those who sent us: What wilt thou say of thyself?

23 He said, 'I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, 'Straighten the way of the Lord, as Isaiah the prophet said.'

24 And the messengers were of the Pharisees;

25 And they asked him, 'Why then do you baptize, if you are neither the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?'

26 John answered and said to them, "I baptize in water; but there stands among you *Someone* Whom you do not know.

27 He is He who comes after me, but He who stands before me. I am not worthy to untie the strap of His shoes.

E-28 It was at Bethabara by the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

29 The next day John saw Jesus coming to him, and said, "Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world."

3This is the man of whom I said, "A man is coming after me, who has gone before me, because he was before me."

31 I did not know Him; but for this reason He came to baptize in water, that He might be manifested to Israel.

32 And John testified, saying, 'I saw the Spirit coming down from heaven like a dove, and abiding upon him.'

33 I did not know him; but He who sent me to baptize in water said to me, On whom you see the Spirit descending and abiding upon Him, this is he who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.