Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version questioned him, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?” New Living Translation asked him, “If you aren’t the Messiah or Elijah or the Prophet, what right do you have to baptize?” English Standard Version They asked him, “Then why are you baptizing, if you are neither the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?” Berean Standard Bible asked him, “Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?” Berean Literal Bible and they asked him and said to him, "Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?" King James Bible And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet? New King James Version And they asked him, saying, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?” New American Standard Bible They asked him, and said to him, “Why then are you baptizing, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?” NASB 1995 They asked him, and said to him, “Why then are you baptizing, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?” NASB 1977 And they asked him, and said to him, “Why then are you baptizing, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?” Legacy Standard Bible And they asked him, and said to him, “Why then are you baptizing, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?” Amplified Bible They asked him, “Why then are you baptizing, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?” Christian Standard Bible So they asked him, “Why then do you baptize if you aren’t the Messiah, or Elijah, or the Prophet? ” Holman Christian Standard Bible So they asked him, “Why then do you baptize if you aren’t the Messiah, or Elijah, or the Prophet?"” American Standard Version And they asked him, and said unto him, Why then baptizest thou, if thou art not the Christ, neither Elijah, neither the prophet? Aramaic Bible in Plain English And they asked him and said to him, “Why therefore are you baptizing, if you are not The Messiah, nor Elijah, nor The Prophet?” Contemporary English Version They asked him, "Why are you baptizing people, if you are not the Messiah or Elijah or the Prophet?" Douay-Rheims Bible And they asked him, and said to him: Why then dost thou baptize, if thou be not Christ, nor Elias, nor the prophet? English Revised Version And they asked him, and said unto him, Why then baptizest thou, if thou art not the Christ, neither Elijah, neither the prophet? GOD'S WORD® Translation They asked John, "Why do you baptize if you're not the Messiah or Elijah or the prophet?" Good News Translation then asked John, "If you are not the Messiah nor Elijah nor the Prophet, why do you baptize?" International Standard Version They asked him, "Why, then, are you baptizing if you are not the Messiah, or Elijah, or the Prophet?" Literal Standard Version and they questioned him and said to him, “Why, then, do you immerse, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?” Majority Standard Bible asked him, “Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?” New American Bible They asked him, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Messiah or Elijah or the Prophet?” NET Bible So they asked John, "Why then are you baptizing if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?" New Revised Standard Version They asked him, “Why then are you baptizing if you are neither the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?” New Heart English Bible And they asked him, "Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?" Webster's Bible Translation And they asked him, and said to him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou art not that Christ, nor Elijah, neither that prophet? Weymouth New Testament Again they questioned him. "Why then do you baptize," they said, "if you are neither the Christ nor Elijah nor the Prophet?" World English Bible They asked him, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?” Young's Literal Translation and they questioned him and said to him, 'Why, then, dost thou baptize, if thou art not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Mission of John the Baptist…24Then the Pharisees who had been sent 25 asked him, “Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?” 26“I baptize with water,” John replied, “but among you stands One you do not know.… Cross References Deuteronomy 18:15 The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to him. Deuteronomy 18:18 I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers. I will put My words in his mouth, and he will tell them everything I command him. Matthew 3:6 Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River. Matthew 21:11 The crowds replied, "This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee." John 1:21 "Then who are you?" they inquired. "Are you Elijah?" He said, "I am not." "Are you the Prophet?" He answered, "No." John 1:24 Then the Pharisees who had been sent Treasury of Scripture And they asked him, and said to him, Why baptize you then, if you be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet? Why. Matthew 21:23 And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority? Acts 4:5-7 And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes, … Acts 5:28 Saying, Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man's blood upon us. that Christ. John 1:20-22 And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ… Daniel 9:24-26 Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy 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… Jump to Previous Baptism Baptize Baptizing Christ Elias Elijah Prophet Question Questioned ThouJump to Next Baptism Baptize Baptizing Christ Elias Elijah Prophet Question Questioned ThouJohn 1 1. The divinity, humanity, office, and incarnation of Jesus Christ.15. The testimony of John. 39. The calling of Simon and Andrew, Philip and Nathanael (25) Why baptizest thou then?--Baptism, which was certainly one of the initiatory rites of proselytes in the second or third century A.D., was probably so before the work of the Baptist. It is not baptism, therefore, which is strange to the questioners, but the fact that he places Jews and even Pharisees (Matthew 3:7) in an analogous position to that of proselytes, and makes them to pass through a rite which marks them out as impure, and needing to be cleansed before they enter "the kingdom of heaven." By what authority does he these things? They had interpreted such passages as Ezekiel 36:25 ff. to mean that Baptism should be one of the marks of Messiah's work. None less than the Christ, or Elias, or "the prophet" could enact a rite like this. John is assuming their power, and yet is not one of them.Verse 25. - And they asked him (put the question), and said to him, Why baptizest thou, then, if thou be not the Christ, not Elijah, not the prophet? It would seem that, judging from such expressions as Ezekiel 36:25, 26 and Zechariah 13:1, the Jews expected some renewal of ceremonial purification on a grand scale at the Messianic appearance, and John's repudiation of every personal rank, which could, according to their view, justify him called for some explanation. Parallel Commentaries ... Greek askedἠρώτησαν (ērōtēsan) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 2065: Apparently from ereo; to interrogate; by implication, to request. him, αὐτὸν (auton) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. “Why Τί (Ti) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 5101: Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what. then οὖν (oun) Conjunction Strong's 3767: Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly. do you baptize, βαπτίζεις (baptizeis) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular Strong's 907: Lit: I dip, submerge, but specifically of ceremonial dipping; I baptize. if εἰ (ei) Conjunction Strong's 1487: If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc. you σὺ (sy) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singular Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. are εἶ (ei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. not οὐκ (ouk) Adverb Strong's 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not. the ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Christ, Χριστὸς (Christos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 5547: Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus. nor οὐδὲ (oude) Conjunction Strong's 3761: Neither, nor, not even, and not. From ou and de; not however, i.e. Neither, nor, not even. Elijah, Ἠλίας (Ēlias) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 2243: Elijah, the prophet. Of Hebrew origin; Helias, an Israelite. nor οὐδὲ (oude) Conjunction Strong's 3761: Neither, nor, not even, and not. From ou and de; not however, i.e. Neither, nor, not even. the ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Prophet?” προφήτης (prophētēs) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 4396: From a compound of pro and phemi; a foreteller; by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet. Links John 1:25 NIVJohn 1:25 NLT John 1:25 ESV John 1:25 NASB John 1:25 KJV John 1:25 BibleApps.com John 1:25 Biblia Paralela John 1:25 Chinese Bible John 1:25 French Bible John 1:25 Catholic Bible NT Gospels: John 1:25 They asked him Why then do you (Jhn Jo Jn) |