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John 1:25

ElijahJesus
Baptism

23 He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.

24 And they which were sent were of the Pharisees.

And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet?

26 John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;

27 He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe’s latchet I am not worthy to unloose.

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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
asked him, “Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”
KJV
And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet?
WEB
They asked him, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?”
ASV
And they asked him, and said unto him, Why then baptizest thou, if thou art not the Christ, neither Elijah, neither the prophet?
DARBY
And they asked him and said to him, Why baptisest thou then, if thou art not the Christ, nor Elias, nor the prophet?
BLB
and they asked him and said to him, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”
ÅB
og de spurte ham: Hvorfor døper du da, når du ikke er Messias, og heller ikke Elias, og heller ikke profeten?
OTB
De spurte ham, “Hvorfor døper du da hvis du ikke er Messias, heller ikke Elia, heller ikke Profeten?”
B1930
og de spurte ham: Hvorfor døper du da, når du ikke er Messias, og heller ikke Elias, og heller ikke profeten?

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 18:18

    I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.

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  • Deuteronomy 18:15

    The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;

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  • John 1:20–22

    And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.

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  • Acts 5:28

    Saying, Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man’s blood upon us.

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  • Matthew 21:23

    And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?

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  • Acts 4:5–7

    And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes,

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  • Daniel 9:24–26

    Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.

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