26 and they came to john and said to him, “rabbi, he who was with you beyond the jordan,. 26 john answered them, saying, i baptize with water: 25 then there arose a dispute between some of john’s disciples and the jews about purification.
The testimony of john the baptist 19 this is the testimony of john, when the jews sent priests and levites to him from jerusalem to ask him, “who are you?” 20 and he confessed and did. Old testament scholar john walton has said that the bible is written for us, but not to us. 22 after this jesus and his disciples went into the judean countryside, and he remained there with them and was baptizing.
23 john also was baptizing at aenon near salim, because water was. The purpose of john’s gospel 30 jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. But there standeth one among you, whom ye know not; 27 he it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe's latchet i.
31 but these are written that you may believe[b]. It was written to people who lived long ago, in a very different culture than ours. Copyright © 1982 by thomas nelson. 33 and i myself did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with.
32 then john gave this testimony: John 2 john 4 new international version (niv) holy bible, new international version®, niv® copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by biblica, inc.® used by permission.