John 1:19-23 ▼

19 And this was John’s testimony when the Jews of Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him, “Who are you?

20 He did not refuse to confess, but openly declared, “I am not the Christ.

21 “Then who are you? they inquired. “Are you Elijah? He said, “I am not. “Are you the Prophet? He answered, “No.

22 So they said to him, “Who are you? We need an answer for those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?

23 John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet: “I am a voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’ ”