John 1:22

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Then 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?”

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  • 2 Sam 24:13 : 13 Gad went to David and told him,“Shall seven years of famine come upon your land? Or shall you flee for three months from your enemy with him in hot pursuit? Or shall there be three days of plague in your land? Now decide what I should tell the one who sent me.”

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    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!”

    21So they asked him,“Then who are you? Are you Elijah?” He said,“I am not!”“Are you the Prophet?” He answered,“No!”

  • John 1:23-26
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    23John said,“I am the voice of one shouting in the wilderness,‘Make straight the way for the Lord,’ as the prophet Isaiah said.”

    24(Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.)

    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,

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

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    18Jesus and John the Baptist John’s disciples informed him about all these things. So John called two of his disciples

    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?’”

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    28They said,“John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and still others, one of the prophets.”

  • Matt 3:3
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    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 3:26
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    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!”

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    14They answered,“Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”

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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.”

  • John 3:28
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    28You yourselves can testify that I said,‘I am not the Christ,’ but rather,‘I have been sent before him.’

  • Luke 9:19
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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.”

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    2As it is written in the prophet Isaiah,“Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way,

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    25So they said to him,“Who are you?” Jesus replied,“What I have told you from the beginning.

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

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    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!”

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    29Jesus said to them,“I will ask you one question. Answer me and I will tell you by what authority I do these things:

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    2and said to him,“Tell us: By what authority are you doing these things? Or who is it who gave you this authority?”

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    25Where did John’s baptism come from? From heaven or from people?” They discussed this among themselves, saying,“If we say,‘From heaven,’ he will say,‘Then why did you not believe him?’

  • John 1:30-31
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    30This is the one about whom I said,‘After me comes a man who is greater than I am, because he existed before me.’

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  • Luke 7:27
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    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.’

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    24When John’s messengers had gone, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John:“What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

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    4As it is written in the book of the words of the prophet Isaiah,“The voice of one shouting in the wilderness:‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make his paths straight.

  • Luke 20:7
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    7So they replied that they did not know where it came from.

  • John 18:21
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    21Why do you ask me? Ask those who heard what I said. They know what I said.”

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    11Then they asked him,“Why do the experts in the law say that Elijah must come first?”

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    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.’

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    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.

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    6A man came, sent from God, whose name was John.

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

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