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John 1:21

World English Bible

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

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John 1:21 in other translations

And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elijah? And he saith, I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered, No.

John 1:21 · American Standard Version

John 1:21 in context

  1. 19This is John’s testimony, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?”
  2. 20He declared, and didn’t deny, but he declared, “I am not the Christ.”
  3. 21They asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?”
    He said, “I am not.”
    “Are you the prophet?”
    He answered, “No.”
  4. 22They 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?”
  5. 23He said, “I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ as Isaiah the prophet said.”