Contemplative Bible Reading

John 3:26 (The Living Bible)

So they came to John and said, “Master, the man you met on the other side of the Jordan River—the one you said was the Messiah—he is baptizing too, and everybody is going over there instead of coming here to us.”

These are follows of John the Baptist. They are concerned about a few things, so they come to John to ask a few questions. Notice how they describe Jesus:

the one you said was the Messiah

These followers don’t yet believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Christ. John the Baptist said Jesus was the Messiah, but these followers aren’t yet convinced.

Slow? Dim-witted? Human? The answer to all three is, “yes.”