Matthew 3:14

But John refused him, saying, "I ought to be baptized by you, and yet you come to me?

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But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?

John would have prevented him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?"

But John tried to deter him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?"