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John 1:25

World English Bible

25 They asked him, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?”

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American Standard Version

And they asked him, and said unto him, Why then baptizest thou, if thou art not the Christ, neither Elijah, neither the prophet?

Christian Standard Bible

So they asked him, “Why then do you baptize if you aren’t the Messiah, or Elijah, or the Prophet? ”

English Standard Version

They asked him, “Then why are you baptizing, if you are neither the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”

King James Version

And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet?

New American Standard Bible

They asked him, and said to him, “Why then are you baptizing, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”

New International Version

questioned him, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”

New King James Version

And they asked him, saying, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”

New Living Translation

asked him, “If you aren’t the Messiah or Elijah or the Prophet, what right do you have to baptize?”