John 1:21

And they asked him again, What then? art thou Elia? And he said, I am not. Art thou the Prophet? And he said, No.

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

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 denied not, but confessed, I am not the Meshicha.

22And they said to him, And 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

Matthew 11:14and if you are willing, receive, that he is Elia who was to come.

Matthew 17:10And the disciples asked and said to him, Why therefore say the scribes that Elia must come first?

John 1:25And they demanded and said to him, Why then baptizest thou, if thou art not the Meshicha, nor Elia, 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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