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.

Douay-Rheims 1899

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, and did not deny: and he confessed: I am not the Christ.

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

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Cross References

Malachi 4:5Behold I will send you Elias the prophet, before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord.

Matthew 11:14And if you will receive it, he is Elias that is to come.

Matthew 17:10And his disciples asked him, saying: Why then do the scribes say that Elias must come first?

John 1:25And they asked him, and said to him: Why then dost thou baptize, if thou be not 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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