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14 The Word became flesh and tented among us, and we looked upon his glory, glory as of an only son from a father, full of grace and truth.
15 John bore witness to him and cried, "This was he of whom I said, 'He who comes after me has become before me, for he was before me.' "
16 For of his fullness we all have received, and grace for grace.
17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
18 No one has ever seen God; God the only Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he has interpreted him.
19 This is the testimony of John when the Jews of Jerusalem sent to him priests and Levites to ask him, "Who are you?"
20 He confessed and did not deny, but confessed, "I am not the Christ."
21 They asked him, "What then? Are you Elijah?" He said, "I am not." "Are you the prophet?" He answered, "No."
22 They said then, "Who are you? Let us have an answer to give to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?"
23 He said, "I am 'the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord,' as Isaiah the prophet said."
24 The men had been sent from the Pharisees.
25 They asked him, "Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ nor Elijah nor the prophet?"
26 John answered them, "I baptize with water. In the midst of you stands one whom you do not know —
27 the One who is coming after me — for whom I am not worthy to loosen the strap of his sandal."
28 This happened in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
30 This is he of whom I said, 'After me comes a man who has become before me, for he was before me.'
31 I did not know him, but I knew that he was to be shown to Israel. For that reason I came baptizing with water."
32 John bore witness, "I saw the Spirit descending like a dove from heaven and it remained on him.
33 I did not know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water — he said to me, 'He on whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining, that is he who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.'
34 And I saw it and have borne witness that this is the Son of God."
35 Again on the next day John was standing with two of his disciples,
36 and, looking at Jesus as he walked, he said, "Behold, the Lamb of God!"