1:29 On the next day John ¹  saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God ²  who takes away the sin of the world! 1:30 This is the one about whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who is greater than I am, ³  because he existed before me.’ 1:31 I did not recognize ⁴  him, but I came baptizing with water so that he could be revealed to Israel.” ⁵