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|And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?
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|And this is the record of John the Baptist, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?
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|And this is the testimony John gave to the priests and Levites, who had been sent by the Jews from Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?"
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|John here refers to John the Baptist, not John the apostle and author of this Gospel.
 
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|And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.
 
|And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.
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|And John did not deny who he was, but confessed, and told them, he was not Christ.
 
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|And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.
 
|And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.
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|And they asked him, "Then what are you?  Elijah?" And he said, "I am not."  They asked, "Are you that prophet?"  And he answered, "No."
 
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|Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?
 
|Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?
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|So they said to him, "Who are you, what shall we tell the people who sent us.  What have you to say for yourself?"
 
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|He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.
 
|He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.
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|He said, "I am the voice crying in the wilderness, 'Make clear the path of the Lord,' just as the prophet Isaiah was."
 
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|And they which were sent were of the Pharisees.
 
|And they which were sent were of the Pharisees.
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|Those who questioned him were Pharisees.
 
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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?
 
|And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet?
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|And so they asked him, "Why do you baptize people, if you are not Christ, nor Elijah, nor another prophet?"
 
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|John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;
 
|John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;
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|John answered them, "I baptize with water, but there is one among you who you do not 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.
 
|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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|"and it is he, who is coming after me, who is above me, whose shoe's laces I am not worthy to untie."
 
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|These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.
 
|These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.
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|These things happened 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.
 
|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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|The next day, John saw Jesus coming to him, and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God, which takes away the sin of the world."
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|Greek "αιρων" means literally two ideas simultaneously: to bear a burden, and to carry that burden away.  Here it is translated as "takes away," but this additional implication of burden is lost.
 
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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.
 
|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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|This is the man I have spoken of when I said, "After me will come a man who is above me, for he existed before me.
 
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