John 1:21

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

They asked him, 'Then who are you? Are you Elijah?' He said, 'I am not.' 'Are you the Prophet?' He answered, 'No.'

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Other Translations

  • claude3.7

    And they asked him, What then? Elijah are you? And he says, I am not. The prophet are you? And he answered, No.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And they asked him, What then? Are you Elijah? And he said, I am not. Are you the Prophet? And he answered, No.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And{G2532} they asked{G2065} him,{G846} What{G5101} then?{G3767} Art{G1488} thou{G4771} Elijah?{G2243} And{G2532} he saith,{G3004} I am{G1510} not.{G3756} Art{G1488} thou{G4771} the prophet?{G4396} And{G2532} he answered,{G611} No.{G3756}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And{G2532} they asked{G2065}{(G5656)} him{G846}, What{G5101} then{G3767}? Art{G1488}{(G5748)} thou{G4771} Elias{G2243}? And{G2532} he saith{G3004}{(G5719)}, I am{G1510}{(G5748)} not{G3756}. Art{G1488}{(G5748)} thou{G4771} that prophet{G4396}? And{G2532} he answered{G611}{(G5662)}, No{G3756}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And they axed him: what then? arte thou Helyas? And he sayde: I am not. Arte thou a Prophete? And he answered no.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And they axed him: What the? Art thou Elias? He sayde: I am not. Art thou the Prophet? And he answered: No.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he said, I am not. Art thou that Prophet? And he answered, No.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And they asked hym: What then? art thou Elias? And he sayth, I am not. Art thou that prophete? And he aunswered, no.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    They asked him, "What then? Are you Elijah?" He said, "I am not." "Are you the Prophet?" He answered, "No."

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And they questioned him, `What then? Elijah art thou?' and he saith, `I am not.' -- `The prophet art thou?' and he answered, `No.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elijah? And he saith, I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered, No.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elijah? And he saith, I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered, No.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And they said to him, What then? Are you Elijah? And he said, I am not. Are you the prophet? And his answer was, I am not.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    They asked him, "What then? Are you Elijah?" He said, "I am not." "Are you the prophet?" He answered, "No."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    So they asked him,“Then who are you? Are you Elijah?” He said,“I am not!”“Are you the Prophet?” He answered,“No!”

Referenced Verses

  • Matt 11:14 : 14 And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come.
  • Matt 16:14 : 14 They replied, "Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets."
  • John 1:25 : 25 They asked him, 'Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?'
  • John 7:40 : 40 When some in the crowd heard these words, they said, 'Truly, this is the Prophet.'
  • Deut 18:15-18 : 15 The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own people. You must listen to him. 16 This is what you asked of the LORD your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly, saying, 'Let us not hear the voice of the LORD our God or see this great fire anymore, or we will die.' 17 The LORD said to me, 'What they say is good.' 18 I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their fellow Israelites, and I will put my words in his mouth, and he will tell them everything I command him.
  • Matt 11:9-9 : 9 But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. 10 This is the one about whom it is written: 'Behold, I send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way before You.' 11 Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has not arisen anyone greater than John the Baptist; yet the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
  • Matt 17:10-12 : 10 The disciples asked Him, 'Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?' 11 Jesus replied, 'Indeed, Elijah is coming and will restore all things. 12 But I tell you, Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him. Instead, they did to him whatever they pleased. In the same way, the Son of Man is about to suffer at their hands.'
  • Luke 1:17 : 17 And he will go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of fathers to their children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, to prepare a people fit for the Lord.

Similar Verses (AI)

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    19 This is the testimony of John when the Jewish leaders sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, 'Who are you?'

    20 He confessed and did not deny, but confessed, 'I am not the Christ.'

  • John 1:22-23
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    85%

    22 So they said to him, 'Who are you? Tell us so we can give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?'

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  • John 1:25-27
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    83%

    25 They asked him, 'Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?'

    26 John answered them, saying, 'I baptize with water, but among you stands one you do not know.'

    27 He is the one who comes after me, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to untie.

  • John 3:28
    77%

    28 'You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but I have been sent ahead of Him.’

  • Mark 8:28-29
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    28 They replied, 'Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and still others, one of the prophets.'

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  • Matt 11:3
    74%

    3 "Are You the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?"

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    67 They said, 'If you are the Messiah, tell us.' Jesus answered, 'If I tell you, you will not believe me.

  • Matt 16:14-15
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    14 They replied, "Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets."

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  • Luke 9:19-20
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    72%

    19 They replied, 'Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others that one of the ancient prophets has risen.'

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  • Luke 7:19-20
    2 verses
    72%

    19 He sent them to the Lord to ask, 'Are You the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?'

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  • John 1:30-31
    2 verses
    72%

    30 This is the one I was talking about when I said, “A man who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.”

    31 I myself did not know Him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that He might be revealed to Israel.

  • Acts 13:25
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    25 As John was finishing his course, he said, 'Who do you think I am? I am not He. But behold, One is coming after me whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.'

  • John 9:9
    71%

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  • 2 Kgs 1:7-8
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    71%

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  • Mark 6:15
    70%

    15 Others were saying, 'He is Elijah,' and still others said, 'He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of long ago.'

  • 1 Kgs 18:8
    70%

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  • Luke 22:58
    70%

    58 A little later someone else saw him and said, "You also are one of them." "Man, I am not!" Peter replied.

  • Mark 9:11-12
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    11 And they asked him, 'Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?'

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  • Luke 7:26-27
    2 verses
    70%

    26 'But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.'

    27 'This is the one about whom it is written: "Look, I am sending My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way before You."'

  • Matt 11:9-10
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    9 But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.

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    69%

    26 So they came to John and said to him, 'Rabbi, the one who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you testified—look, He is baptizing, and everyone is coming to Him.'

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    69%

    33 I myself did not know Him, but the One who sent me to baptize with water told me, 'The one on whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining is the One who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.'

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    69%

    61 But he remained silent and gave no answer. Again, the high priest asked him, "Are you the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed One?"

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    7 So they answered that they did not know where it came from.

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    69%

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  • Mark 1:7
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    7 He proclaimed: 'After me comes one more powerful than I, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.'

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  • John 18:25
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  • Matt 3:14
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  • John 18:34
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    34 Jesus answered, 'Is that your own idea, or did others talk to you about me?'

  • Matt 26:70
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    70 But he denied it before them all, saying, "I do not know what you are talking about."