The next day after Christ came, the Jews from Jerusalem sent some priests and Levites of the sect of the Pharisees to…
The next day after Christ came, the Jews from Jerusalem sent some priests and Levites of the sect of the Pharisees to John when he was baptizing at Bethabara by the Jordan. They asked him to plainly tell them if he was the Christ or not. He denied that he was Elijah or that prophet (foretold by Moses, (DEU 18:15) and was indeed the Christ, (ACT 3:22, 7:37) but by the Jews thought to be another.) He said he was: "The voice of one crying in the wilderness, make straight the way of the Lord:"