“No,” Jesus said, “I have no demon in me. For I honor my Father—and you dishonor me. And though I have no wish to glorify myself, God is going to glorify me. He is the true judge. I tell you the truth, anyone who obeys my teaching will never die!” John 8:49-51 (NLT)
The people said, “Now we know you are possessed by a demon. Even Abraham and the prophets died, but you say, ‘Anyone who obeys my teaching will never die!’ Are you greater than our father Abraham? He died, and so did the prophets. Who do you think you are?” John 8:52-53 (NLT)
Jesus answered, “I tell you the truth, before Abraham was even born, I AM!" John 8:58 (NLT)
"God replied to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM." This is my eternal name, my name to remember for all generations." Exodus 3:14-15 (NLT)
“God sent a man, John the Baptist, to tell about the light so that everyone might believe because of his testimony. John himself was not the light; he was simply a witness to tell about the light.” John 1:6-8 (NLT)
“I tell you the truth, of all who have ever lived, none is greater than John the Baptist.” Matthew 11:11 (NLT)
“John’s clothes were woven from coarse camel hair, and he wore a leather belt around his waist.
For food he ate locusts and wild honey. People from Jerusalem and from all of Judea and all over the Jordan Valley went out to see and hear John. And when they confessed their sins, he baptized them in the Jordan River. But when he saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming to watch him baptize, he denounced them. “You brood of vipers!” he exclaimed." Matthew 3:4-7 (NLT)
At this time John the Baptist was baptizing at Aenon, near Salim, because there was plenty of water there; and people kept coming to him for baptism. (This was before John was thrown into prison.) A debate broke out between John’s disciples and a certain Jew over ceremonial cleansing. So John’s disciples came to him and said, “Rabbi, the man you met on the other side of the Jordan River, the one you identified as the Messiah, is also baptizing people. And everybody is going to him instead of coming to us.”
John 3:23-26 (NLT)
John replied, “No one can receive anything unless God gives it from heaven. You yourselves know how plainly I told you, ‘I am not the Messiah. I am only here to prepare the way for him.’ It is the bridegroom who marries the bride, and the bridegroom’s friend is simply glad to stand with him and hear his vows. Therefore, I am filled with joy at his success. He must become greater and greater, and I must become less and less." John 3:27-30 (NLT)
“He has come from above and is greater than anyone else… For he is sent by God. He speaks God’s words, for God gives him the Spirit without limit… And anyone who believes in God’s Son has eternal life.”
John 3:31, 34, 36 (NLT)
