John 1:24
They had been sent (apestalmenoi hsan). Periphrastic past perfect passive of apostellw.
From the Pharisees (ek twn Farisaiwn). As the source (ek) of the committee of Sadducees (verse John 1:19).
22 Then they said to him, “Who are you, that we may give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say about yourself?”
23 He said: a“I am
b‘The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
“Make straight the way of the Lord,” ’ as the prophet Isaiah said.”
b‘The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
“Make straight the way of the Lord,” ’ as the prophet Isaiah said.”
24 Now those who were sent were from the Pharisees.
25 And they asked him, saying, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”
26 John answered them, saying, a“I baptize with water, bbut there stands One among you whom you do not know.
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Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing John 1:24:
John 1:19
John 3:2
John 3:2
John 5:33
Acts 13:25
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