The Mission of John the Baptist
John 1:21
In 9 translations
- BSB
- “Then who are you?” they inquired. “Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.”
- KJV
- And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.
- WEB
- They asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the prophet?” He answered, “No.”
- ASV
- And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elijah? And he saith, I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered, No.
- LSV
- And they questioned him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” And he says, “I am not.” “Are you the prophet?” And he answered, “No.”
- YLT
- And they questioned him, 'What then? Elijah art thou?' and he saith, 'I am not.' — 'The prophet art thou?' and he answered, 'No.'
- DBY
- And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he says, I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered, No.
- DRC
- And they asked him: What then? Art thou Elias? And he said: I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered: No.
- GNV
- And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he said, I am not. Art thou that Prophet? And he answered, No.
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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (2)
- Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place σὺ elsewhere in this verse.
- Spelling of Ἠλίας: Tyndale House, Westcott–Hort: Ἠλείας.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)
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- SBLGNT: σὺ Ἠλίας εἶ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read σὺ Ἠλίας εἶ; Robinson–Pierpont read Ἠλίας εἶ σύ.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- καὶ ἠρώτησαν αὐτόν· Τί οὖν; σὺ Ἠλίας εἶ; καὶ λέγει· Οὐκ εἰμί. Ὁ προφήτης εἶ σύ; καὶ ἀπεκρίθη· Οὔ.
- RP2018
- Καὶ ἠρώτησαν αὐτόν, Τί οὖν; Ἠλίας εἶ σύ; Καὶ λέγει, Οὐκ εἰμί. Ὁ προφήτης εἶ σύ; Καὶ ἀπεκρίθη, Οὔ.
- TR-Boyd
- Καὶ ἠρώτησαν αὐτόν, Τί οὖν; Ἠλίας εἶ σύ; Καὶ λέγει, Οὐκ εἰμί. Ὁ προφήτης εἶ σύ; Καὶ ἀπεκρίθη, Οὔ.
- SCR1894
- και ηρωτησαν αυτον τι ουν ηλιας ει συ και λεγει ουκ ειμι ο προφητης ει συ και απεκριθη ου
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Cross-references most cited first
- Malachi 4:5Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.
- Deuteronomy 18:15–18The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to him. This is what you asked of the LORD your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly, when you said, “Let us not…
- Matthew 11:14And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come.
- John 1:25asked him, “Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”
- Matthew 16:14They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
- Matthew 17:10–12The disciples asked Him, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?” Jesus replied, “Elijah does indeed come, and he will restore all things. But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not…
- Luke 1:17And he will go on before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”
- Matthew 11:9–11What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. This is the one about whom it is written: ‘Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way before You.’…
- John 7:40On hearing these words, some of the people said, “This is truly the Prophet.”
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