The next day, he saw Jesus coming to him, and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

 (i) There is the witness of the Father. Jesus said: "The Father who sent me has himself borne witness to me" ( John 5:37). "The Father who sent me bears witness to me" ( John 8:18). What did Jesus mean by this? He meant two things. 