²⁸ You yourselves testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ,’ but, ‘I have been sent before him.’

²⁸ You yourselves were there when I made it public that I was not the Messiah but simply the one sent ahead of him to get things ready.

²⁸ You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, 'I am not the Christ,' but, 'I have been sent before Him.'