World English Bible
"John answered them, "I baptize in water, but among you stands one whom you don't know."
— John 1:26, World English Bible
“John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;”
“John answered them, saying, I baptize in water: in the midst of you standeth one whom ye know not, ”
“John answered them,“I baptize with water. Among you stands one whom you do not recognize,”
“John answered them, saying: I baptize with water: but there hath stood one in the midst of you, whom you know not.”
“John's answer was: I give baptism with water; but there is one among you of whom you have no knowledge;”
“John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;”
He said, "I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, 'Make straight the way of the Lord,' as Isaiah the prophet said."
The ones who had been sent were from the Pharisees.
They asked him, "Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?"
John answered them, "I baptize in water, but among you stands one whom you don't know.
He is the one who comes after me, who is preferred before me, whose sandal strap I'm not worthy to loosen."
These things were done in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
The next day, he saw Jesus coming to him, and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!