John 1:24

An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

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

Cross References

Luke 11:53

And when Jesus left there [i.e., probably the Pharisee’s house. See verse 37], the experts in the Law of Moses and the Pharisees began opposing Him with hostility and bombarding Him with many questions,

Luke 16:14

Then the Pharisees, who loved money, heard these things and sneered at Jesus.

Luke 7:30

But the Pharisees and the teachers of the Law of Moses, who would not be immersed by John, rejected God’s purpose for themselves.

Acts 26:5

They know of my early background; if they were willing to, they could testify that I lived as a [faithful] Pharisee, [which is] the strictest sect of our religion.

Acts 23:8

For the Sadducees believe there is no resurrection, angels or spirits, but the Pharisees accept all of them [to be true].

Matthew 23:26

You blind Pharisees! First wash the inside of the cup and dish, so [then] the outside will be clean also.

John 1:23

He replied, “I am the voice of a man who is calling out in the desert, [urging people to] ‘Make the road for the Lord straight,’ as Isaiah the prophet said, [Isa. 40:3].”

John 1:25

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