KJV King James Version
And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.
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John 1:21
And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“Then who are you?” they inquired. “Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.”
WEB World English Bible
They asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the prophet?” He answered, “No.”
ASV American Standard Version
And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elijah? And he saith, I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered, No.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And they questioned him, ‘What then? Elijah art thou?’ and he saith, ‘I am not.’—‘The prophet art thou?’ and he answered, ‘No.’
Surrounding context — John 1
18 No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared [him].
19 And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?
20 And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.
21 And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.
22 Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?
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.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ΚαὶG2532 · kaiandἠρώτησανG2065 · erōtaōto askαὐτόν·G846 · autosit/s/heτίG5101 · tiswhich?οὖν;G3767 · ountherefore/thenσὺG4771 · suyouἨλίαςG2243 · HēliasElijahεἶ;G1510 · eimito beκαὶG2532 · kaiandλέγει·G3004 · legōto sayοὐκG3756 · ounoεἰμί.G1510 · eimito beὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoπροφήτηςG4396 · prophētēsprophetεἶG1510 · eimito beσύ;G4771 · suyouκαὶG2532 · kaiandἀπεκρίθη·G611 · apokrinōto answerοὔ.G3756 · ouno
Cross-references
Malachi 4:5Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:Deuteronomy 18:15-18The 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;Matthew 11:14And if ye will receive [it], this is Elias, which was for to come.John 1:25And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet?Luke 1:17And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.Matthew 17:10-12And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come?Matthew 16:14And they said, Some [say that thou art] John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.Matthew 11:9-11But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet.John 7:40Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet.
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