²⁸ This all happened at Bethany on the other side of the Jordan,^(A) where John was baptizing.

John Testifies About Jesus

²⁹ The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God,^(B) who takes away the sin of the world!^{(C) 30} This is the one I meant when I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’^(D)