²⁹ On the next day, he *saw Jesus coming to him and *said, “Behold, ^(A)the Lamb of God who ^(B)takes away the sin of the world! ³⁰ This is He of whom I said, ‘^(C)After me comes a man who has been ^[a]ahead of me, ^(D)for He existed before me.’ ³¹ I did not know ^[b]Him, but so that He might be manifested to Israel, I came baptizing with water.” ³² And John ^(E)bore witness saying, “^(F)I have beheld the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven, and He abided on Him. ³³ And I did not know ^[c]Him, but He who sent me to baptize with water said to me, ‘The One upon whom you see the Spirit descending and abiding on Him, ^(G)this is the One who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’ ³⁴ And I myself have seen, and have borne witness that this is ^(H)the Son of God.”