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26 “I baptize with water,” John answered. “Among you stands one you do not know. 27 He is the one coming after me,[a] whose sandal strap I am not worthy to untie.”

28 These things happened in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

The Lamb of God

29 The next day, John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look! The Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! 30 This is the one I was talking about when I said, ‘The one coming after me outranks me because he existed before me.’

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Footnotes

  1. John 1:27 Some witnesses to the text add who existed before me (see 1:30 where this clause is definitely part of the text).