John 1:21

And they questioned him: “Then what are you? Are you Elijah?” And he said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” And he answered, “No.”

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

20And he confessed it and did not deny it; and what he confessed was: “I am not the Christ.”

22Therefore, they said to him: “Who are you, so that we may give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say about yourself?”

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Cross References

Malachi 4:5Behold, I will send to you Elijah the prophet, before the arrival of the great and terrible day of the Lord.

Matthew 11:14And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah, who is to come.

Matthew 17:10And his disciples questioned him, saying, “Why then do the scribes say that it is necessary for Elijah to arrive first?”

John 1:25And they questioned him and said to him, “Then why do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, and not Elijah, and not the Prophet?”

Matthew Henry on John 1:20-29

John's Testimony to Christ; John Examined by the Priests. 19 And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou? 20 And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ. 21 And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No. 22 Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself? 23 He said, I am the voice of one… Read the whole commentary →

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