John 1:25 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet?”
John 1:25 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
John 1:25 in 6 Bible Translations
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John 1:25 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“They asked him, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?””
John 1:25 — World English Bible
John 1:25 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And they asked him, and said unto him, Why then baptizest thou, if thou art not the Christ, neither Elijah, neither the prophet? ”
John 1:25 — American Standard Version
John 1:25 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and they questioned him and said to him, `Why, then, dost thou baptize, if thou art not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?'”
John 1:25 — Young's Literal Translation
John 1:25 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And they asked him and said to him, Why baptisest thou then, if thou art not the Christ, nor Elias, nor the prophet? ”
John 1:25 — Darby Translation
John 1:25 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And they asked him, and saide vnto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, neither Elias, nor that Prophet?”
John 1:25 — Geneva Bible
John 1:25 in Context — John 1
23 He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.
24 And they which were sent were of the Pharisees.
25 And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet?
26 John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;
27 He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe’s latchet I am not worthy to unloose.
What Does John 1:25 Mean?
John 1:25 is a verse from the Book of John, part of the New Testament. It appears in John chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.
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