John 1:21 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

And they asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the prophet?” And he answered, “No.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

They asked him, What then? Are you Elijah? And he said, I am not! Are you the Prophet? And he answered, No! [Deut. 18:15, 18; Mal. 4:5.]

American Standard Version (1901)

And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elijah? And he saith, I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered, No.

Common English Bible

They asked him, “Then who are you? Are you Elijah?” John said, “I’m not.” “Are you the prophet?” John answered, “No.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

And they questioned him: "Then what are you? Are you Elijah?" And he said, "I am not." "Are you the Prophet?" And he answered, "No."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And they asked him: What then? Art thou Elias? And he said: I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered: No.

John 1:21 Cross References

Malachi 4:5

“Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of the Lord comes.

Matthew 11:14

and if you are willing to accept it, he is Elijah who is to come.

Matthew 16:14

And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”

Matthew 21:11

And the crowds said, “This is the prophet Jesus from Nazareth of Galilee.”

Luke 1:17

and he will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared.”

John 1:22

They said to him then, “Who are you? Let us have an answer for those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”

John 1:25

They asked him, “Then why are you baptizing, if you are neither the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?”

John 6:14

When the people saw the sign which he had done, they said, “This is indeed the prophet who is to come into the world!”

John 7:40

When they heard these words, some of the people said, “This is really the prophet.”