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John 1:25
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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.”  
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.  
27 aIt is He who, coming after me,1 is preferred before me, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose.”  
28 These things were done ain Bethabara beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.  

The Lamb of God

29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold! aThe Lamb of God bwho takes away the sin of the world!  
30 This is He of whom I said, ‘After me comes a Man who1 is preferred before me, for He was before me.’  
Verse Comparison: John 1:25

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American Standard Version
And they asked him, and said unto him, Why then baptizest thou, if thou art not the Christ, neither Elijah, neither the prophet?

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

Contemporary English Version
They asked him, "Why are you baptizing people, if you are not the Messiah or Elijah or the Prophet?"

Darby English Version
And they asked him and said to him, Why baptisest thou then, if thou art not the Christ, nor Elias, nor the prophet?

Good News Bible
then asked John, "If you are not the Messiah nor Elijah nor the Prophet, why do you baptize?"

International Standard Version
They asked him, "Why, then, are you baptizing if you are not the Christ or Elijah or the Prophet?"

King James Version
And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet?

New American Standard Bible
They asked him, and said to him, "Why then are you baptizing, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?"

New International Version
questioned him, "Why then do you baptize if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?"

New King James Version
And they asked him, saying, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
They asked him, and said to him, "Why then do you baptize, if you do not constitute the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?"

Young's Literal Translation
and they questioned him and said to him, `Why, then, dost thou baptize, if thou art not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?'


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