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20 John spoke freely and did not refuse to answer. He said, “I am not the Christ.”

21 So they asked him, “Then who are you? Are you Elijah?”[a]

He answered, “No, I am not.”

“Are you the Prophet?”[b] they asked.

He answered, “No.”

22 Then they said, “Who are you? Give us an answer to tell those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”

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Footnotes

  1. 1:21 Elijah A prophet who spoke for God. He lived hundreds of years before Christ and was expected to return before Christ (Malachi 4:5–6).
  2. 1:21 Prophet They probably meant the prophet that God told Moses he would send (Deuteronomy 18:15–19).

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