John 1:25 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

²⁵ They asked him, “Why do you immerse people then, if you are not the Christ, or Elijah, or the prophet [Moses]?”

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁵ 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

²⁵ And they asked him, Why then are you baptizing if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁵ 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

²⁵ asked, “Why do you baptize if you aren’t the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?”

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁵ 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

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

John 1:25 Cross References

Matthew 21:11

The crowds answered, “He is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth in Galilee.”

Matthew 21:23

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?”

Matthew 3:6

and people were immersed by him in the Jordan River as they confessed their sins.

John 1:24

Now those who were sent [i.e., to question John] were Pharisees [i.e., a strict sect of the Jewish religion].

Acts 5:28

“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.”