John 1:21

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

Darby Translation

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 acknowledged and denied not, and acknowledged, I am not the Christ.

22They said therefore to him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to those who sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?

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Cross References

Malachi 4:5Behold, I send unto you Elijah the prophet, before the coming of the great and terrible day of Jehovah.

Matthew 11:14And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, who is to come.

Matthew 17:10And [his] disciples demanded of him saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first have come?

John 1:25And they asked him and said to him, Why baptisest thou then, if thou art not the Christ, nor Elias, nor 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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