John 1:24-26

Complete Jewish Bible

²⁴ Some of those who had been sent were P’rushim. ²⁵ They asked him, “If you are neither the Messiah nor Eliyahu nor ‘the prophet,’ then why are you immersing people?” ²⁶ To them Yochanan replied, “I am immersing people in water, but among you is standing someone whom you don’t know.