John 1:21

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.

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  • Matt 11:14 : 14 And if you are able to see it, this is Elijah who was to come.
  • Matt 16:14 : 14 And they said, Some say, John the Baptist; some, Elijah; and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.
  • John 1:25 : 25 And they put this question to him, saying, Why then are you giving baptism if you are not the Christ, or Elijah, or the prophet?
  • John 7:40 : 40 When these words came to their ears, some of the people said, This is certainly the prophet.
  • Deut 18:15-18 : 15 The Lord your God will give you a prophet from among your people, like me; you will give ear to him; 16 In answer to the request you made to the Lord your God in Horeb on the day of the great meeting, when you said, Let not the voice of the Lord my God come to my ears again, and let me not see this great fire any more, or death will overtake me. 17 Then the Lord said to me, What they have said is well said. 18 I will give them a prophet from among themselves, like you, and I will put my words in his mouth, and he will say to them whatever I give him orders to say.
  • Mal 4:5 : 5 See, I am sending you Elijah the prophet before the day of the Lord comes, that great day, greatly to be feared.
  • Matt 11:9-9 : 9 But why did you go out? to see a prophet? Yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet. 10 This is he of whom it has been said, See, I send my servant before your face, who will make ready your way before you. 11 Truly I say to you, Among the sons of women there has not been a greater than John the Baptist: but he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
  • Matt 17:10-12 : 10 And his disciples, questioning him, said, Why then do the scribes say that Elijah has to come first? 11 And in answer he said, Elijah truly has to come and put all things right: 12 But I say to you that Elijah has come, and they had no knowledge of him, but did to him whatever they were pleased to do; the same will the Son of man undergo at their hands.
  • Luke 1:17 : 17 And he will go before his face in the spirit and power of Elijah, turning the hearts of fathers to their children, and wrongdoers to the way of righteousness; to make ready a people whose hearts have been turned to the Lord.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • John 1:19-20
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    87%

    19 And this is the witness of John when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to him with the question, Who are you?

    20 He said quite openly and straightforwardly, I am not the Christ.

  • John 1:22-23
    2 verses
    85%

    22 So they said to him, Who are you then? We have to give some answer to those who sent us. What have you to say about yourself?

    23 He said, I am the voice of one crying in the waste land, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said Isaiah the prophet.

  • John 1:25-27
    3 verses
    83%

    25 And they put this question to him, saying, Why then are you giving baptism if you are not the Christ, or Elijah, or the prophet?

    26 John's answer was: I give baptism with water; but there is one among you of whom you have no knowledge;

    27 It is he who is coming after me; I am not good enough to undo his shoes.

  • John 3:28
    77%

    28 You yourselves give witness that I said, I am not the Christ. What I said was, I am sent before the Christ.

  • Mark 8:28-29
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    75%

    28 And they made answer, John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; but others, One of the prophets.

    29 And he said to them, But who do you say I am? Peter said in answer, You are the Christ.

  • Matt 11:3
    74%

    3 To say to him, Are you he who is to come, or are we waiting for another?

  • Luke 22:67
    73%

    67 If you are the Christ, say so. But he said, If I say so you will not have belief;

  • Matt 16:14-15
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    72%

    14 And they said, Some say, John the Baptist; some, Elijah; and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.

    15 He says to them, But who do you say that I am?

  • Luke 9:19-20
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    72%

    19 And they, answering, said, John the Baptist; but others say Elijah; and others, that one of the old prophets has come back.

    20 And he said, But who do you say that I am? And Peter, answering, said, The Christ of God.

  • Luke 7:19-20
    2 verses
    72%

    19 Then John sent two of his disciples to the Lord, saying, Are you he who is to come, or are we waiting for another?

    20 And when the men came to him they said, John the Baptist has sent us to you, saying, Are you he who is to come, or are we waiting for another?

  • John 1:30-31
    2 verses
    72%

    30 This is he of whom I said, One is coming after me who is put over me because he was in existence before me.

    31 I myself had no knowledge of him, but I came giving baptism with water so that he might be seen openly by Israel.

  • Acts 13:25
    71%

    25 And when John was completing his work, he said, What do I seem to you to be? I am not he; but one is coming after me, whose shoes I am not good enough to undo.

  • John 9:9
    71%

    9 Some said, It is he: others said, No, but he is like him. He said, I am he.

  • 2 Kgs 1:7-8
    2 verses
    71%

    7 And he said to them, What sort of a man was it who came and said these words to you?

    8 And they said in answer, He was a man clothed in a coat of hair, with a leather band about his body. Then he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.

  • Mark 6:15
    70%

    15 But others said, It is Elijah. And others said, It is a prophet, even like one of the prophets.

  • 1 Kgs 18:8
    70%

    8 And Elijah in answer said, It is I; now go and say to your lord, Elijah is here.

  • Luke 22:58
    70%

    58 And after a little time, another saw him and said, You are one of them; and he said, Man, I am not.

  • Mark 9:11-12
    2 verses
    70%

    11 And they put a question to him, saying, Why do the scribes say that Elijah has to come first?

    12 And he said to them, Truly, Elijah does come first, and puts all things in order; and how is it said in the Writings that the Son of man will go through much sorrow and be made as nothing?

  • Luke 7:26-27
    2 verses
    70%

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

    27 This is he of whom it has been said, See, I send my servant before your face, who will make ready your way before you.

  • Matt 11:9-10
    2 verses
    70%

    9 But why did you go out? to see a prophet? Yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet.

    10 This is he of whom it has been said, See, I send my servant before your face, who will make ready your way before you.

  • John 3:26
    69%

    26 And they went to John and said to him, Rabbi, the man who was with you on the other side of the Jordan, the man to whom you gave witness, is now giving baptism, and everyone is going to him.

  • John 1:33
    69%

    33 I had no knowledge who he was, but he who sent me to give baptism with water said to me, The one on whom you see the Spirit coming down and resting, it is he who gives baptism with the Holy Spirit.

  • Mark 14:61
    69%

    61 But he kept quiet and said nothing. Again the high priest questioning him said, Are you the Christ, the son of the Holy One?

  • Luke 20:7
    69%

    7 And they made answer that they had no idea where it came from.

  • John 1:8
    69%

    8 He himself was not the light: he was sent to give witness about the light.

  • Mark 1:7
    69%

    7 And he said to them all, There is one coming after me who is greater than I, whose shoes I am not good enough to undo.

  • Matt 3:3
    68%

    3 For this is he of whom Isaiah the prophet said, The voice of one crying in the waste land, Make ready the way of the Lord, make his roads straight.

  • John 18:5
    68%

    5 Their answer was, Jesus the Nazarene. Jesus said, I am he. And Judas, who was false to him, was there at their side.

  • Luke 20:3-4
    2 verses
    68%

    3 And in answer he said to them, I will put a question to you, and do you give me an answer:

    4 The baptism of John, was it from heaven or of men?

  • John 18:17
    68%

    17 Then the girl who was the door-keeper said to Peter, Are you not one of this man's disciples? In answer he said, I am not.

  • John 18:25
    68%

    25 But Simon Peter was still there warming himself by the fire. They said to him, Are you not one of his disciples? He said, No, I am not.

  • Mark 11:30
    68%

    30 The baptism of John, was it from heaven or from men? give me an answer.

  • Luke 22:70
    68%

    70 And they all said, Are you then the Son of God? and he said, You say that I am.

  • Matt 3:14
    67%

    14 But John would have kept him back, saying, It is I who have need of baptism from you, and do you come to me?

  • John 18:34
    67%

    34 Jesus made answer, Do you say this of yourself, or did others say it about me?

  • Matt 26:70
    67%

    70 But he said before them all that it was false, saying, I have no knowledge of what you say.