I said.

John 1:20, 25, 27
He did not refuse to confess, but openly declared, "I am not the Christ." . . .

but.

John 1:23
John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet: "I am the voice of one calling in the wilderness, 'Make straight the way for the Lord.'"

Malachi 3:1
"Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple--the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight--see, He is coming, " says the LORD of Hosts.

Malachi 4:4, 5
"Remember the Law of Moses My servant, the statutes and ordinances I commanded him for all Israel at Horeb. . . .

Matthew 3:3, 11, 12
This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: "A voice of one calling in the wilderness, 'Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.'" . . .

Mark 1:2, 3
As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: "Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way." . . .

Luke 1:16, 17, 76
Many of the sons of Israel he will turn back to the Lord their God. . . .

Luke 3:4-6
as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: "A voice of one calling in the wilderness, 'Prepare the way for the Lord; make straight paths for Him.' . . .