John 1:21

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So 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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  • Matt 11:14 : 14 And if you are willing to accept it, he is Elijah, who is to come.
  • Matt 16:14 : 14 They answered,“Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
  • John 1:25 : 25 So they asked John,“Why then are you baptizing if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”
  • John 7:40 : 40 Differing Opinions About Jesus When they heard these words, some of the crowd began to say,“This really is the Prophet!”
  • Deut 18:15-18 : 15 The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you– from your fellow Israelites; you must listen to him. 16 This accords with what happened at Horeb in the day of the assembly. You asked the LORD your God:“Please do not make us hear the voice of the LORD our God any more or see this great fire any more lest we die.” 17 The LORD then said to me,“What they have said is good. 18 I will raise up a prophet like you for them from among their fellow Israelites. I will put my words in his mouth and he will speak to them whatever I command.
  • Mal 4:5 : 5 Look, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of the LORD arrives.
  • Matt 11:9-9 : 9 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:‘Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you.’ 11 “I tell you the truth, among those born of women, no one has arisen greater than John the Baptist. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he is!
  • Matt 17:10-12 : 10 The disciples asked him,“Why then do the experts in the law say that Elijah must come first?” 11 He answered,“Elijah does indeed come first and will restore all things. 12 And I tell you that Elijah has already come. Yet they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they wanted. In the same way, the Son of Man will suffer at their hands.”
  • Luke 1:17 : 17 And he will go as forerunner before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers back to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him.”

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  • John 1:19-20
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    87%

    19The Testimony of John the Baptist Now this was John’s testimony when the Jewish leaders sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him,“Who are you?”

    20He confessed– he did not deny but confessed–“I am not the Christ!”

  • John 1:22-23
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    22Then they said to him,“Who are you? Tell us so that we can give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”

    23John said,“I am the voice of one shouting in the wilderness,‘Make straight the way for the Lord,’ as the prophet Isaiah said.”

  • John 1:25-27
    3 verses
    83%

    25So they asked John,“Why then are you baptizing if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”

    26John answered them,“I baptize with water. Among you stands one whom you do not recognize,

    27who is coming after me. I am not worthy to untie the strap of his sandal!”

  • John 3:28
    77%

    28You yourselves can testify that I said,‘I am not the Christ,’ but rather,‘I have been sent before him.’

  • Mark 8:28-29
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    28They said,“John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and still others, one of the prophets.”

    29He asked them,“But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered him,“You are the Christ.”

  • Matt 11:3
    74%

    3“Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?”

  • Luke 22:67
    73%

    67and said,“If you are the Christ, tell us.” But he said to them,“If I tell you, you will not believe,

  • Matt 16:14-15
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    14They answered,“Some say John the Baptist, others 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
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    19They answered,“John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others that one of the prophets of long ago has risen.”

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

  • Luke 7:19-20
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    19and sent them to Jesus to ask,“Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?”

    20When the men came to Jesus, they said,“John the Baptist has sent us to you to ask,‘Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?’”

  • John 1:30-31
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    72%

    30This is the one about whom I said,‘After me comes a man who is greater than I am, because he existed before me.’

    31I did not recognize him, but I came baptizing with water so that he could be revealed to Israel.”

  • Acts 13:25
    71%

    25But while John was completing his mission, he said repeatedly,‘What do you think I am? I am not he. But look, one is coming after me. I am not worthy to untie the sandals on his feet!’

  • John 9:9
    71%

    9Some people said,“This is the man!” while others said,“No, but he looks like him.” The man himself kept insisting,“I am the one!”

  • 2 Kgs 1:7-8
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    7The king asked them,“Describe the appearance of this man who came up to meet you and told you these things.”

    8They replied,“He was a hairy man and had a leather belt tied around his waist.” The king said,“He is Elijah the Tishbite.”

  • Mark 6:15
    70%

    15Others said,“He is Elijah.” Others said,“He is a prophet, like one of the prophets from the past.”

  • 1 Kgs 18:8
    70%

    8He replied,“Yes, go and say to your master,‘Elijah is back.’”

  • Luke 22:58
    70%

    58Then a little later someone else saw him and said,“You are one of them too.” But Peter said,“Man, I am not!”

  • Mark 9:11-12
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    11Then they asked him,“Why do the experts in the law say that Elijah must come first?”

    12He said to them,“Elijah does indeed come first, and restores all things. And why is it written that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be despised?

  • Luke 7:26-27
    2 verses
    70%

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

    27This 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
    2 verses
    70%

    9What did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet!

    10This is the one about whom it is written:‘Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you.’

  • John 3:26
    69%

    26So they came to John and said to him,“Rabbi, the one who was with you on the other side of the Jordan River, about whom you testified– see, he is baptizing, and everyone is flocking to him!”

  • John 1:33
    69%

    33And I did not recognize him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water said to me,‘The one on whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining– this is the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’

  • Mark 14:61
    69%

    61But he was silent and did not answer. Again the high priest questioned him,“Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?”

  • Luke 20:7
    69%

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

  • John 1:8
    69%

    8He himself was not the light, but he came to testify about the light.

  • Mark 1:7
    69%

    7He proclaimed,“One more powerful than I am is coming after me; I am not worthy to bend down and untie the strap of his sandals.

  • Matt 3:3
    68%

    3For he is the one about whom the prophet Isaiah had spoken:“The voice of one shouting in the wilderness,‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make his paths straight.’”

  • John 18:5
    68%

    5They replied,“Jesus the Nazarene.” He told them,“I am he.”(Now Judas, the one who betrayed him, was standing there with them.)

  • Luke 20:3-4
    2 verses
    68%

    3He answered them,“I will also ask you a question, and you tell me:

    4John’s baptism– was it from heaven or from people?”

  • John 18:17
    68%

    17The girl who was the doorkeeper said to Peter,“You’re not one of this man’s disciples too, are you?” He replied,“I am not.”

  • John 18:25
    68%

    25Peter’s Second and Third Denials Meanwhile Simon Peter was standing in the courtyard warming himself. They said to him,“You aren’t one of his disciples too, are you?” Peter denied it:“I am not!”

  • Mark 11:30
    68%

    30John’s baptism– was it from heaven or from people? Answer me.”

  • Luke 22:70
    68%

    70So they all said,“Are you the Son of God, then?” He answered them,“You say that I am.”

  • Matt 3:14
    67%

    14But John tried to prevent him, saying,“I need to be baptized by you, and yet you come to me?”

  • John 18:34
    67%

    34Jesus replied,“Are you saying this on your own initiative, or have others told you about me?”

  • Matt 26:70
    67%

    70But he denied it in front of them all:“I don’t know what you’re talking about!”