John 1:22 Parallel Translations

So they asked him, "Who are you? Tell us so that we can take an answer back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?"(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?

ASV:

They said therefore unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?

BBE:

So they said to him, Who are you then? We have to give some answer to those who sent us. What have you to say about yourself?

DBY:

They said therefore to him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to those who sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?

ERV:

They said therefore unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?

WEY:

So they pressed the question. "Who are you?" they said--"that we may take an answer to those who sent us. What account do you give of yourself?"

WBS:

Then said they to him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?

WEB:

They said therefore to him, "Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?"

YLT:

They said then to him, 'Who art thou, that we may give an answer to those sending us? what dost thou say concerning thyself?'

John 1:22 Cross References

XREF:

John 1:21 They asked him, "What then? Are you Elijah?" And he said, "I am not." "Are you the Prophet?" And he answered, "No."

John 1:23 He said, "I am A VOICE OF ONE CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS, 'MAKE STRAIGHT THE WAY OF THE LORD,' as Isaiah the prophet said." (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

PNT:

1:22,23 Who art thou? When the priests and Levites insisted that John should declare who he was, he quoted Isaiah, and said he was
The voice of one crying in the wilderness. See Isa 40:3. See PNT Mt 3:3. His work was preparation for the Lord.

MHC:

1:19-28 John disowns himself to be the Christ, who was now expected and waited for. He came in the spirit and power of Elias, but he was not the person of Elias. John was not that Prophet whom Moses said the Lord would raise up to them of their brethren, like unto him. He was not such a prophet as they expected, who would rescue them from the Romans. He gave such an account of himself, as might excite and awaken them to hearken to him. He baptized the people with water as a profession of repentance, and as an outward sign of the spiritual blessings to be conferred on them by the Messiah, who was in the midst of them, though they knew him not, and to whom he was unworthy to render the meanest service.

CONC:

Account Pressed Question Sayest Sending Thyself

Account Finally Pressed Question Sending Thyself

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