Luke 7:20

World English Bible (2000)

When the men had come to him, they said, "John the Baptizer has sent us to you, saying, 'Are you he who comes, or should we look for another?'"

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  • Luke 7:19 : 19 John, calling to himself two of his disciples, sent them to Jesus, saying, "Are you the one who is coming, or should we look for another?"

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  • Luke 7:18-19
    2 verses
    94%

    18 The disciples of John told him about all these things.

    19 John, calling to himself two of his disciples, sent them to Jesus, saying, "Are you the one who is coming, or should we look for another?"

  • Matt 11:2-4
    3 verses
    90%

    2 Now when John heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples

    3 and said to him, "Are you he who comes, or should we look for another?"

    4 Jesus answered them, "Go and tell John the things which you hear and see:

  • 26 They came to John, and said to him, "Rabbi, he who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you have testified, behold, the same baptizes, and everyone is coming to him."

  • 19 This is John's testimony, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?"

  • John 1:21-26
    6 verses
    77%

    21 They asked him, "What then? Are you Elijah?" He said, "I am not." "Are you the prophet?" He answered, "No."

    22 They said therefore to him, "Who are you? Give us an answer to take back 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 Isaiah the prophet said."

    24 The ones who had been sent were from the Pharisees.

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

    26 John answered them, "I baptize in water, but among you stands one whom you don't know.

  • Luke 7:24-27
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    24 When John's messengers had departed, he began to tell the multitudes about John, "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

    25 But what did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft clothing? Behold, those who are gorgeously dressed, and live delicately, are in kings' courts.

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

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

  • Luke 20:2-4
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    2 They asked him, "Tell us: by what authority do you do these things? Or who is giving you this authority?"

    3 He answered them, "I also will ask you one question. Tell me:

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

  • Matt 11:9-10
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    9 But why did you go out? To see a prophet? Yes, I tell you, and much more than a prophet.

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

  • 7 As these went their way, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John, "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

  • 28 They told him, "John the Baptizer, and others say Elijah, but others: one of the prophets."

  • 14 They said, "Some say John the Baptizer, some, Elijah, and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets."

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

  • 15 As the people were in expectation, and all men reasoned in their hearts concerning John, whether perhaps he was the Christ,

  • 30 The baptism of John--was it from heaven, or from men? Answer me."

  • 25 The baptism of John, where was it from? From heaven or from men?" They reasoned with themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will ask us, 'Why then did you not believe him?'

  • Luke 7:21-22
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    21 In that hour he cured many of diseases and plagues and evil spirits; and to many who were blind he gave sight.

    22 Jesus answered them, "Go and tell John the things which you have seen and heard: that the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.

  • 19 They answered, "'John the Baptizer,' but others say, 'Elijah,' and others, that one of the old prophets is risen again."

  • 33 You have sent to John, and he has testified to the truth.

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

  • 11 They asked him, saying, "Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"

  • 7 They answered that they didn't know where it was from.

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

  • 25 Therefore some of them of Jerusalem said, "Isn't this he whom they seek to kill?

  • 28 You yourselves testify that I said, 'I am not the Christ,' but, 'I have been sent before him.'

  • 10 His disciples asked him, saying, "Then why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"

  • 9 Herod said, "John I beheaded, but who is this, about whom I hear such things?" He sought to see him.

  • 7 He preached, saying, "After me comes he who is mightier than I, the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and loosen.

  • 7 Again therefore he asked them, "Who are you looking for?" They said, "Jesus of Nazareth."

  • 15 But others said, "He is Elijah." Others said, "He is a prophet, or like one of the prophets."

  • 2 and said to his servants, "This is John the Baptizer. He is risen from the dead. That is why these powers work in him."

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

  • 14 But John would have hindered him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and you come to me?"

  • 21 These, therefore, came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and asked him, saying, "Sir, we want to see Jesus."

  • 13 Then the disciples understood that he spoke to them of John the Baptizer.

  • 24 before his coming, when John had first preached the baptism of repentance to Israel.