⁸ He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light.

²⁰ He did not fail to confess, but confessed freely, “I am not the Messiah.”^(A)

²⁸ You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Messiah but am sent ahead of him.’^(A)

⁴ Paul said, “John’s baptism^(A) was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the one coming after him, that is, in Jesus.”^(B)