John 1:21

and they questioned him—What then? Art, thou, Elijah? and he saith—I am not; The prophet, art, thou? and he answered—No!

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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;

22So they said unto him—Who, art thou? that, an answer, we may give, unto them who sent us,—What sayest thou, concerning thyself?

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Cross References

Malachi 4:5Lo! I am sending unto you Elijah the prophet,—before the coming of the great and awful day of Yahweh;

Matthew 11:14And, if ye are willing to accept it, he, is Elijah—the one destined to come.

Matthew 17:10And the disciples questioned him, saying—Why then do, the Scribes, say, that, Elijah, must needs come, first?

John 1:25and they questioned him, and said unto him—Why, then, dost thou immerse,—if, thou, art not, the Christ, nor Elijah, 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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