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. 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.
23 john also was baptizing at aenon near salim, because water was. 26 john answered them, saying, i baptize with water: 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.
31 but these are written that you may believe[b]. 25 then there arose a dispute between some of john’s disciples and the jews about purification. John 11 new king james version (nkjv) scripture taken from the new king james version®. 32 then john gave this testimony:
“i saw the spirit come down from heaven as a dove and remain on him. 33 and i myself did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with. 22 after this jesus and his disciples went into the judean countryside, and he remained there with them and was baptizing. 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.
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