Why
John 1:15-18
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John bore witness of Him and cried, saying, "This was He of whom I spoke, `He that cometh after me is preferred before me, for He was before me.'"
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And of His fullness have we all received, and grace for grace.
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For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
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No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He hath declared Him.
John 1:30-18
John 1:34-18
John 3:26
And they came unto John and said unto him, "Rabbi, He that was with thee beyond the Jordan, to whom thou bearest witness -- behold, the same baptizeth and all men come to Him."
John 3:36
He that believeth in the Son hath everlasting life; and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him."
John 3:26
And they came unto John and said unto him, "Rabbi, He that was with thee beyond the Jordan, to whom thou bearest witness -- behold, the same baptizeth and all men come to Him."
John 3:36
He that believeth in the Son hath everlasting life; and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him."
John 5:33-35
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"Ye sent unto John, and he bore witness unto the truth.
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But I receive not testimony from man, but these things I say, that ye might be saved.
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He was a burning and a shining light, and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.
Acts 13:25
And as John was fulfilling his course, he said, `Whom think ye that I am? I am not He. But behold, there cometh One after me, the shoes of whose feet I am not worthy to loose.'