John 1:24
These men had been sent from the Pharisees;
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
And they which were sent were of the Pharisees.
In Context
Cross References
Matthew 23:13But alas for you, teachers of the Law and Pharisees, hypocrites that you are! You turn the key of the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces. For you do not go in yourselves, and do not allow those who try to go in to do so.
Luke 7:30But the Pharisees and the students of the Law, having rejected John’s baptism, frustrated God’s purpose in regard to them.)
Luke 11:53When Jesus left the house, the teachers of the Law and the Pharisees began to press him hard and question him closely on many subjects,
John 3:1Now there was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, who was a leading man among his people.
Acts 23:8(For Sadducees say there is no such thing as a resurrection, and that there is neither angel nor spirit, while Pharisees believe in both.)
Philippians 3:5I was circumcised when eight days old; I am an Israelite by birth, and of the tribe of Benjamin; I am a Hebrew, and the child of Hebrews. As to the Law, I was a Pharisee;
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 →