John 1:22
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They said therefore unto him: Who art thou, that we may give an answer to them that sent us? What sayest thou of thyself?

that.

2 Samuel 24:13 And when Gad was come to David, he told him, saying: Either seven years of famine shall come to thee in thy land: or thou shalt flee three months before thy adversaries, and they shall pursue thee: or for three days there shall be a pestilence in thy land. Now therefore deliberate, and see what answer I shall return to him that sent me.

Context
The Mission of John the Baptist
21And they asked him: What then? Art thou Elias? And he said: I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered: No. 22They said therefore unto him: Who art thou, that we may give an answer to them that sent us? What sayest thou of thyself? 23He said: I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Isaias.…
Cross References
John 1:21
And they asked him: What then? Art thou Elias? And he said: I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered: No.

John 1:23
He said: I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Isaias.

Lexicon
So
οὖν (oun)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 3767: Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly.

they said
Εἶπαν (Eipan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

to him,
αὐτῷ (autō)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 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.

“Who
Τίς (Tis)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 5101: Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.

are you?
εἶ (ei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

We need
δῶμεν (dōmen)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1325: To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give.

an answer
ἀπόκρισιν (apokrisin)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 612: An answer, reply. From apokrinomai; a response.

for those
τοῖς (tois)
Article - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

who sent
πέμψασιν (pempsasin)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3992: To send, transmit, permit to go, put forth.

us.
ἡμᾶς (hēmas)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

What
τί (ti)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 5101: Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.

do you say
λέγεις (legeis)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.

about
περὶ (peri)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 4012: From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time.

yourself?”
σεαυτοῦ (seautou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4572: Of yourself.


Additional Translations
So they said to him, “Who are you? We need an answer for those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”

Therefore they said to him, "Who are you, that we might give an answer to those having sent us? What do you say about yourself?"

Then said they to him, Who are you? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What say you of yourself?

They said therefore unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?

They said therefore to him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to those who sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?

They said therefore unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?

Then said they to him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?

So they pressed the question. "Who are you?" they said--"that we may take an answer to those who sent us. What account do you give of yourself?"

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?"

They said then to him, 'Who art thou, that we may give an answer to those sending us? what dost thou say concerning thyself?'
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