John 1:25

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • claude3.7

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

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet?

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And{G2532} they asked{G2065} him,{G846} and{G2532} said{G2036} unto him,{G846} Why{G5101} then{G3767} baptizest thou,{G907} if{G1487} thou{G4771} art{G1488} not{G3756} the Christ,{G5547} neither{G3777} Elijah,{G2243} neither{G3777} the prophet?{G4396}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And{G2532} they asked{G2065}{(G5656)} him{G846}, and{G2532} said{G2036}{(G5627)} unto him{G846}, Why{G5101} baptizest thou{G907}{(G5719)} then{G3767}, if{G1487} thou{G4771} be{G1488}{(G5748)} not{G3756} that Christ{G5547}, nor{G3777} Elias{G2243}, neither{G3777} that prophet{G4396}?

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And they axed him and sayde vnto him: why baptisest thou then yf thou be not Christ nor Helyas nether a Prophet?

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And they axed him, & sayde vnto him: Why baptysest thou then, yf thou be not Christ, ner Elias, ner a prophet?

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And they asked him, and saide vnto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, neither Elias, nor that Prophet?

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And they asked hym, and sayde vnto hym: Why baptizest thou then, yf thou be not Christe, nor Elias, neither that prophete?

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet?

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

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

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and they questioned him and said to him, `Why, then, dost thou baptize, if thou art not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And they asked him, and said unto him, Why then baptizest thou, if thou art not the Christ, neither Elijah, neither the prophet?

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And they asked him, and said unto him, Why then baptizest thou, if thou art not the Christ, neither Elijah, neither the prophet?

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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?

  • World English Bible (2000)

    They asked him, "Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?"

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    So they asked John,“Why then are you baptizing if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”

Referenced Verses

  • Deut 18:18 : 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.
  • John 1:20-22 : 20 He confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, I am not the Christ. 21 And they asked him, What then? Are you Elijah? And he said, I am not. Are you the Prophet? And he answered, No. 22 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?
  • Dan 9:24-26 : 24 Seventy weeks are determined upon your people and upon your holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy. 25 Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem until the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and sixty-two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublesome times. 26 And after sixty-two weeks, the Messiah shall be cut off, but not for Himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; its end shall be with a flood, and until the end of the war desolations are determined.
  • Matt 21:23 : 23 And when he came into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching and said, By what authority do you do these things? And who gave you this authority?
  • Deut 18:15 : 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;
  • Acts 5:28 : 28 Saying, Did we not strictly command you that you should not teach in this name? And look, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and intend to bring this man's blood upon us.
  • Acts 4:5-7 : 5 And it came to pass on the next day that their rulers, elders, and scribes, 6 Along with Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and as many as were of the family of the high priest, were gathered together at Jerusalem. 7 And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power or by what name have you done this?

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • John 1:26
    85%

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

  • John 1:19-24
    6 verses
    83%

    19 And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews 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.

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

    22 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?

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

    24 Now those who were sent were from the Pharisees.

  • John 3:22-26
    5 verses
    82%

    22 After these things Jesus and his disciples came into the land of Judea, and there he stayed with them and baptized.

    23 John also was baptizing in Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there, and they came and were baptized.

    24 For John had not yet been put into prison.

    25 Then there arose a discussion between some of John's disciples and the Jews about purification.

    26 They 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.

  • Acts 19:3
    79%

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

  • Luke 20:3-4
    2 verses
    78%

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

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

  • Matt 21:25
    78%

    25 The 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 1:33
    78%

    33 I 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 11:30
    78%

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

  • John 1:31
    77%

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

  • Matt 11:3
    77%

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

  • John 3:28
    76%

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

  • Matt 3:13-14
    2 verses
    76%

    13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be baptized by him.

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

  • Luke 3:15-16
    2 verses
    76%

    15 And as the people were in expectation, and all men pondered in their hearts about John, whether he was the Christ or not;

    16 John answered, saying to them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I comes, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire:

  • Luke 7:18-20
    3 verses
    75%

    18 And the disciples of John reported to him of all these things.

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

    20 When 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
    74%

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

  • Mark 1:7-9
    3 verses
    74%

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

    8 I indeed have baptized you with water, but he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit.

    9 And it came to pass in those days that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized by John in the Jordan.

  • Matt 16:14
    74%

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

  • Mark 1:4-5
    2 verses
    73%

    4 John baptized in the wilderness and preached the baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

    5 And all the land of Judea and those from Jerusalem went out to him, and were all baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.

  • Matt 3:6
    73%

    6 And were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.

  • John 4:1-2
    2 verses
    73%

    1 When therefore the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John,

    2 though Jesus himself did not baptize, but his disciples,

  • John 1:28
    73%

    28 These things were done in Bethabara beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

  • Acts 13:24-25
    2 verses
    72%

    24 When John first preached, before his coming, the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

    25 And 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.

  • Luke 7:29
    72%

    29 And all the people who heard him, and the tax collectors, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.

  • Matt 3:1
    72%

    1 In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea,

  • Matt 3:3
    72%

    3 For 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.

  • Luke 9:19
    72%

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

  • 1 Cor 1:15
    72%

    15 Lest anyone should say that I had baptized in my own name.

  • Luke 3:3
    72%

    3 And he came into all the country around the Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins;

  • Acts 1:5
    72%

    5 For John truly baptized with water; but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.

  • Mark 6:15
    72%

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

  • Matt 3:11
    71%

    11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he who comes after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to carry: he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire: