20 He did not refuse to answer, but he declared: “I am not the Messiah.”(A)

21 “What then?” they asked him. “Are you Elijah?”(B)

“I am not,” he said.

“Are you the Prophet?”[a](C)

“No,” he answered.

22 “Who are you, then?” they asked. “We need to give an answer to those who sent us. What can you tell us about yourself?”

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Footnotes

  1. John 1:21 Probably the Prophet in Dt 18:15

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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