John 1:21

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.

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  • Matt 11:14 : 14 And if you will receive 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 asked him, and said to him, Why then do you baptize if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?
  • John 7:40 : 40 Therefore many from the crowd, when they heard this saying, said, Truly this is the Prophet.
  • Deut 18:15-18 : 15 The LORD your God will raise up for you a Prophet from the midst of you, from your brethren, like unto me; to Him you shall listen; 16 According to all that you desired of the LORD your God in Horeb on the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of the LORD my God, nor let me see this great fire anymore, lest I die. 17 And the LORD said to me, They have well spoken that which they have spoken. 18 I will raise up for them a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto you, and will put My words in His mouth; and He shall speak to them all that I command Him.
  • Mal 4:5 : 5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD.
  • Matt 11:9-9 : 9 But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet. 10 For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who shall prepare your way before you. 11 Truly I say to you, among those born of women there has not risen a greater than John the Baptist: yet he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
  • Matt 17:10-12 : 10 And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must first come? 11 And Jesus answered and said to them, Elijah truly shall first come, and restore all things. 12 But I say to you, That Elijah has already come, and they did not know him, but have done to him whatever they wished. Likewise shall also the Son of Man suffer by them.
  • Luke 1:17 : 17 He will go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, 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.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • John 1:19-20
    2 verses
    87%

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

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

  • John 1:22-23
    2 verses
    85%

    22Then they said to him, Who are you, that we may give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?

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

  • John 1:25-27
    3 verses
    83%

    25And they asked him, and said to him, Why then do you baptize if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?

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

    27It is he who, coming after me, is preferred before me, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose.

  • John 3:28
    77%

    28You yourselves bear me witness that I said, I am not the Christ, but I have been sent before him.

  • Mark 8:28-29
    2 verses
    75%

    28And they answered, John the Baptist; but some say, Elijah; and others, One of the prophets.

    29And he said to them, But who do you say that I am? And Peter answered and said to him, You are the Christ.

  • Matt 11:3
    74%

    3And said to him, Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?

  • Luke 22:67
    73%

    67Are you the Christ? Tell us. And he said to them, If I tell you, you will not believe:

  • Matt 16:14-15
    2 verses
    72%

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

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

  • Luke 9:19-20
    2 verses
    72%

    19They answered and said, John the Baptist; but some say Elijah; and others say, that one of the old prophets is risen again.

    20He said to them, But who do you say that I am? Peter answered, The Christ of God.

  • Luke 7:19-20
    2 verses
    72%

    19And John, calling two of his disciples, sent them to Jesus, saying, Are you the one that should come? or do we look for another?

    20When the men came to him, they said, John the Baptist has sent us to you, saying, Are you the one that should come? or do we look for another?

  • John 1:30-31
    2 verses
    72%

    30This is he of whom I said, After me comes a man who is preferred before me, for he was before me.

    31I did not know him, but that he should be revealed to Israel, therefore I came baptizing with water.

  • Acts 13:25
    71%

    25And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Whom do you think that I am? I am not he. But behold, there comes one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to untie.

  • John 9:9
    71%

    9Some said, This is he: others said, He is like him: but he said, I am he.

  • 2 Kgs 1:7-8
    2 verses
    71%

    7And he said to them, What kind of man was he who came up to meet you and told you these words?

    8And they answered him, He was a hairy man, with a belt of leather around his waist. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.

  • Mark 6:15
    70%

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

  • 1 Kgs 18:8
    70%

    8And he answered him, I am: go, tell your lord, Behold, Elijah is here.

  • Luke 22:58
    70%

    58And after a little while another saw him, and said, You are also one of them. And Peter said, Man, I am not.

  • Mark 9:11-12
    2 verses
    70%

    11And they asked him, saying, Why do the scribes say that Elijah must first come?

    12And he answered and told them, Elijah truly comes first and restores all things; and how it is written of the Son of Man, that he must suffer many things and be treated with contempt.

  • Luke 7:26-27
    2 verses
    70%

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

    27This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who shall prepare your way before you.

  • Matt 11:9-10
    2 verses
    70%

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

    10For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who shall prepare your way before you.

  • John 3:26
    69%

    26They came to John and said to him, Rabbi, he who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you bore witness, behold, he baptizes, and all men come to him.

  • John 1:33
    69%

    33I did not know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water said to me, Upon whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, this is he who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.

  • Mark 14:61
    69%

    61But he held his peace and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?

  • Luke 20:7
    69%

    7And they answered that they could not tell where it was from.

  • John 1:8
    69%

    8He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.

  • Mark 1:7
    69%

    7And preached, saying, There comes one mightier than I after me, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.

  • Matt 3:3
    68%

    3For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

  • John 18:5
    68%

    5They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus said to them, I am he. And Judas, who betrayed him, stood with them.

  • Luke 20:3-4
    2 verses
    68%

    3And he answered and said to them, I will also ask you one thing; and you answer me:

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

  • John 18:17
    68%

    17Then the servant girl who kept the door said to Peter, Are you not also one of this man's disciples? He said, I am not.

  • John 18:25
    68%

    25And Simon Peter stood and warmed himself. Therefore, they said to him, Are you not also one of his disciples? He denied it and said, I am not.

  • Mark 11:30
    68%

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

  • Luke 22:70
    68%

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

  • Matt 3:14
    67%

    14But John tried to stop him, saying, I have need to be baptized by you, and you come to me?

  • John 18:34
    67%

    34Jesus answered him, Do you say this of yourself, or did others tell you about me?

  • Matt 26:70
    67%

    70But he denied before them all, saying, I do not know what you are saying.