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John 1:22

20 He did not refuse to confess, but openly declared, “I am not the Christ.”

21 “Then who are you?” they inquired. “Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.”

So they said to him, “Who are you? We need an answer for those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”

23 John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet: “I am a voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’”

24 Then the Pharisees who had been sent

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
So they said to him, “Who are you? We need an answer for those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
KJV
Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?
WEB
They said therefore to him, “Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
ASV
They said therefore unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?
DARBY
They said therefore to him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to those who sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?
BLB
Therefore they said to him, “Who are you, so that we might give an answer to those having sent us? What do you say about yourself?”
ÅB
De sa da til ham: Hvem er du? så vi kan gi dem svar som har sendt oss; hva sier du om deg selv?
OTB
Til slutt sa de, “Hvem er du? Gi oss et svar å ta med tilbake til dem som sendte oss. Hva sier du om deg selv?”
B1930
De sa da til ham: Hvem er du? så vi kan gi dem svar som har sendt oss; hvad sier du om dig selv?

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Cross references

  • 2 Samuel 24:13

    So Gad went and said to David, “Do you choose to endure three years of famine in your land, three months of fleeing the pursuit of your enemies, or three days of plague upon your land? Now then, think it over and decide how I should reply to Him who sent me.”

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