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25 And as John was ending his course, he asked, What or [a]who do you secretly think that I am? I am not He [the Christ. No], but note that after me One is coming, the sandals of Whose feet I am not worthy to untie!

26 Brethren, sons of the family of Abraham, and all those others among you who reverence and fear God, to us has been sent the message of this salvation [the salvation obtained through Jesus Christ].(A)

27 For those who dwell in Jerusalem and their rulers, because they did not know or recognize Him or understand the utterances of the prophets which are read every Sabbath, have actually fulfilled these very predictions by condemning and sentencing [Him].

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  1. Acts 13:25 Some manuscripts so read.

25 As John was completing his work,(A) he said: ‘Who do you suppose I am? I am not the one you are looking for.(B) But there is one coming after me whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.’(C)

26 “Fellow children of Abraham(D) and you God-fearing Gentiles, it is to us that this message of salvation(E) has been sent. 27 The people of Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize Jesus,(F) yet in condemning him they fulfilled the words of the prophets(G) that are read every Sabbath.

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