19 The Jews in Jerusalem sent some priests and Levites to John. The Jews sent them to ask him, “Who are you?”
John 1:19

20 John spoke openly and did not refuse to answer. He said plainly, “I am not the Christ.”
John 1:20

21 The Jews asked John, “Then who are you? Are you Elijah? ”John answered,“ No, I am not Elijah. ”The Jews asked,“ Are you a prophet? ”John answered,“ No, I am not a prophet. ”
John 1:21

22 Then the Jews asked, “Who are you? Tell us about yourself. Answer us so we can tell those who sent us. What do you say about yourself? ”
John 1:22

23 And John spake unto them the words of Isaiah the prophet, saying, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
John 1:23

24 These Jews were sent by the Pharisees.
John 1:24

25 They said to him, “You say that you are not the Christ. You say, “You are neither Elijah nor a prophet. Why then do you baptize people? ”
John 1:25

26 John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;
John 1:26

27 He is the one who will come after me. I can’t even untie his shoes. “
John 1:27

28 All these things happened in Bethany beyond the Jordan. John baptized people there.
John 1:28