John 1:22

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • 2 Sam 24:13 : 13 So Gad came to David, and told him, and said to him, Shall seven years of famine come to you in your land? or will you flee three months before your enemies, while they pursue you? or shall there be three days' pestilence in your land? Now consider, and see what answer I shall return to Him who sent me.

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  • John 1:19-21
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    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.

    21And they asked him, What then? Are you Elijah? And he said, I am not. Are you the Prophet? And he answered, No.

  • John 1:23-26
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    23He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Isaiah.

    24Now those who were sent were from the Pharisees.

    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.

  • Matt 11:3
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    3And said to him, Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?

  • Luke 7:18-20
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    18And the disciples of John reported to him of all these things.

    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?

  • Mark 8:28
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    28And they answered, John the Baptist; but some say, Elijah; and others, One of the prophets.

  • Matt 3:3
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    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 3:26
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    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.

  • Matt 16:14-15
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    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?

  • 2 Kgs 1:7-8
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    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.

  • John 3:28
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    28You yourselves bear me witness that I said, I am not the Christ, but I have been sent before him.

  • Luke 9:19
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    19They answered and said, John the Baptist; but some say Elijah; and others say, that one of the old prophets is risen again.

  • Mark 1:2-3
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    2As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who shall prepare your way before you.

    3The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

  • John 8:25
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    25Then they said to him, Who are you? And Jesus said to them, Just what I have been saying to you from the beginning.

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

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

  • Mark 11:29-30
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    29And Jesus answered and said to them, I will also ask you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

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  • Luke 20:2-4
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    2And spoke to him, saying, Tell us, by what authority do you do these things? Or who is he who gave you this authority?

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

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    25The baptism of John, where was it from? From heaven, or from men? And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven, he will say to us, Why then did you not believe him?

  • John 1:30-31
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    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.

  • Luke 7:27
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    27This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who shall prepare your way before you.

  • Luke 7:24
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    24And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak to the people concerning John, What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

  • Luke 3:4
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    4As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

  • Luke 20:7
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    7And they answered that they could not tell where it was from.

  • John 18:21
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    21Why do you ask me? Ask those who heard me what I have said to them. Indeed, they know what I said.

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

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    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.

  • Matt 11:10
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    7Then he asked them again, Whom do you seek? And they said, Jesus of Nazareth.

  • Acts 19:3
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    3And he said to them, Into what then were you baptized? And they said, Into John's baptism.

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    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.

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    6There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

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    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.

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

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    15John bore witness of him, and cried out, saying, This was he of whom I said, He who comes after me is preferred before me, for he was before me.

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