John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, “I am the voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’ ”
For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion.Psalm 137:3 KJV
Now the Pharisees who had been sentJohn 1:24 NIV
Finally they said, “Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”John 1:22 NIV