\{The Lord said,\} “Look, I will send Elijah the prophet to you. He will come before that great and terrible time of judgment from the Lord.
John 1:21 - Easy To Read Version The Jews asked John, “Then who are you? Are you Elijah {\cf2\super [11]} ?” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
\{The Lord said,\} “Look, I will send Elijah the prophet to you. He will come before that great and terrible time of judgment from the Lord.
And if you will believe the things the law and the prophets said, then you will believe that John is Elijah. {\cf2\super [140]} The law and the prophets said he would come.
The followers answered, “Some people say you are John the Baptizer. Other people say you are Elijah. {\cf2\super [226]} And some people say that you are Jeremiah {\cf2\super [227]} or one of the prophets. {\cf2\super [228]} ”
The many people following Jesus answered, “This man is Jesus. He is the prophet {\cf2\super [284]} from the town of Nazareth in Galilee.”
John himself will go first before the Lord. John will be powerful like Elijah. {\cf2\super [7]} He will have the same spirit Elijah had. He will make peace between fathers and their children. Many people are not obeying God. John will bring those people back to the right way that people should think. He will make people ready for the \{coming of\} the Lord.”
Then the Jews said, “Who are you? Tell us about yourself. Give us an answer to tell the people who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
These men said to John: “You say you are not the Christ. {\cf2\super [15]} You say you are not Elijah {\cf2\super [16]} or the Prophet. {\cf2\super [17]} Then why do you baptize {\cf2\super [18]} people?”
The people saw this miracle {\cf2\super [84]} that Jesus did. The people said, “He must truly be the Prophet {\cf2\super [85]} that is coming into the world.”
The people heard these things that Jesus said. Some of the people said, “This man really is the Prophet. {\cf2\super [116]} ”