The crowds answered, “He is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth in Galilee.”
John 1:25 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) They asked him, “Why do you immerse people then, if you are not the Christ, or Elijah, or the prophet [Moses]?” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And they asked him, Why then are you baptizing if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet? American Standard Version (1901) And they asked him, and said unto him, Why then baptizest thou, if thou art not the Christ, neither Elijah, neither the prophet? Common English Bible asked, “Why do you baptize if you aren’t the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?” Catholic Public Domain Version And they questioned him and said to him, "Then why do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, and not Elijah, and not the Prophet?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they asked him, and said to him: Why then dost thou baptize, if thou be not Christ, nor Elias, nor the prophet? |
The crowds answered, “He is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth in Galilee.”
When He had come into the Temple, the leading priests and elders of the [Jewish] people came to Him while He was teaching, and said, “By what authority are you doing these things [i.e., miracles and teaching]? And who gave you this authority?”
and people were immersed by him in the Jordan River as they confessed their sins.
Now those who were sent [i.e., to question John] were Pharisees [i.e., a strict sect of the Jewish religion].
“We strictly commanded you not to teach in this name [i.e., the name of Jesus] and look [what you have done]; you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and you intend to hold us responsible for this man’s [i.e., Jesus'] death.”