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26 John told them, “I merely baptize with[a] water, but right here in the crowd is someone you have never met, 27 who will soon begin his ministry among you, and I am not even fit to be his slave.”

28 This incident took place at Bethany, a village on the other side of the Jordan River where John was baptizing.

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  1. John 1:26 with, or “in.” So also with, or “in” the Holy Spirit in vv. 31 and 33.

26 “I baptize with[a] water,”(A) John replied, “but among you stands one you do not know. 27 He is the one who comes after me,(B) the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.”(C)

28 This all happened at Bethany on the other side of the Jordan,(D) where John was baptizing.

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  1. John 1:26 Or in; also in verses 31 and 33 (twice)