John 1:23-25

Contemporary English Version

^23 (A) John answered in the words of the prophet Isaiah, “I am only someone shouting in the desert, ‘Get the road ready for the Lord!’ ”

²⁴ Some Pharisees had also been sent to John. ²⁵ They asked him, “Why are you baptizing people, if you are not the Messiah or Elijah or the Prophet?”