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John 1:20-22
J.B. Phillips New Testament
John 1:20-22
J.B. Phillips New Testament
John’s witness
19-20 This then is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites to ask him who he was. He admitted with complete candour, “I am not Christ.”
21 So they asked him, “Who are you then? Are you Elijah?” “No, I am not,” he replied. “Are you the Prophet?” “No,” he replied.
22 “Well, then,” they asked again, “who are you? We want to give an answer to the people who sent us. What would you call yourself?”
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John 1:20-22
New International Version
John 1:20-22
New International Version
20 He did not fail to confess, but confessed freely, “I am not the Messiah.”(A)
21 They asked him, “Then who are you? Are you Elijah?”(B)
He said, “I am not.”
“Are you the Prophet?”(C)
He answered, “No.”
22 Finally they said, “Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
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