John 3:28
Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but I am sent before him.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.
In Context
27John answered and said: A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.
Cross References
Matthew 3:3For this is he that was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah, saying: The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, Make straight his paths.
Mark 1:2as it is written in Isaiah the prophet: Behold, I send forth my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way;
Luke 1:76And also thou, O child, shalt be called Prophet of the Highest; for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord, to prepare his ways,
John 1:20And he confessed, and denied not; and he confessed: I am not the Christ.
John 1:25And they asked him, and said to him: Why then dost thou immerse, if thou art not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?
Matthew Henry on John 3:23-36
John's Testimony to Christ. 22 After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judæa; and there he tarried with them, and baptized. 23 And John also was baptizing in Ænon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized. 24 For John was not yet cast into prison. 25 Then there arose a question between some of John's disciples and the Jews about purifying. 26 And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest… Read the whole commentary →