John 1:25
The Mission of John the Baptist
24Then the Pharisees who had been sent25asked him, “Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”
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Berean Standard Bible
asked him, “Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”
American Standard Version (1901)
And they asked him, and said unto him, Why then baptizest thou, if thou art not the Christ, neither Elijah, neither the prophet?
Bible in Basic English
And they put this question to him, saying, Why then are you giving baptism if you are not the Christ, or Elijah, or the prophet?
Free Bible Version
asked him, “Why then are you baptizing, if you're not the Messiah, or Elijah, or the Prophet?”
Geneva Bible 1599
And they asked him, and saide vnto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, neither Elias, nor that Prophet?
King James (Authorized) Version
And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet?
One Unity Resource Bible
They asked him, “Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Messiah [Anointed one], nor Elijah [My God Yah], nor the prophet?”
Translation for Translators
They asked John, “Since you say you are not the Messiah, nor the prophet Elijah, nor the prophet like Moses, what authority do you have? Furthermore, why are you baptizing Jews, treating them as though they were non-Jews who wanted to become Jews?”
Unlocked Literal Bible
and they asked him and said to him, “Why do you baptize then if you are not the Christ nor Elijah nor the prophet?”
Noah Webster Bible
And they asked him, and said to him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou art not that Christ, nor Elijah, neither that prophet?
World English Bible
They asked him, “Why then do you baptize if you are not 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?'