John 1:24

Now they that were sent, were of the pharisees:

1770 John Worsley NT

In The King James Version

And they which were sent were of the Pharisees.

In Context

23and he said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, "Make straight the way of the Lord," according to Esaias the prophet.

25and they asked him, and said to him, Why then dost thou baptize, if thou art not the Christ, nor Elias, nor a prophet?

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Cross References

Matthew 23:13But wo unto you scribes and pharisees, hypocrites, who shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, nor suffer those that are entering to go in.

Luke 7:30but the pharisees indeed and the lawyers rejected the counsel of God within themselves, and were not baptized by him.---

Luke 11:53As He was saying these things unto them the scribes and pharisees began vehemently to attack Him, and urge Him to speak of many things,

John 3:1Now there was a man of the pharisees, whose name was Nicodemus, a ruler among the Jews:

Acts 23:8For the sadducees say that there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit; but the pharisees acknowledge both.

Philippians 3:5having been circumcised on the eighth day, of the race of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of Hebrews, with respect to the law 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 →

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