John 1:21

King James Version (KJV)

And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.

Translations

John 1:21 - Amplified Bible

They asked him, What then? Are you Elijah? And he said, I am not! Are you the Prophet? And he answered, No!

John 1:21 - American Standard Version

And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elijah? And he saith, I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered, No.

John 1:21 - Bible in Basic English

And they said to him, What then? Are you Elijah? And he said, I am not. Are you the prophet? And his answer was, I am not.

John 1:21 - Darby Bible

And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he says, I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered, No.

John 1:21 - English Standard Version

And they asked him, "What then? Are you Elijah?" He said, "I am not." "Are you the Prophet?" And he answered, "No."

John 1:21 - King James Version

And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.

John 1:21 - La Biblia de las Americas

Y le preguntaron: ¿Entonces, qué? ¿Eres Elìas? Y él dijo*: No soy. ¿Eres el profeta? Y respondiò: No.

John 1:21 - The Message

They pressed him, "Who, then? Elijah?"   "I am not."   "The Prophet?"   "No."

John 1:21 - New American Standard Bible

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

John 1:21 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

"¿Entonces, qué?" le preguntaron "¿Eres Elìas?" Y él dijo: "No lo soy." "¿Eres el Profeta?" "No," respondiò Juan.

John 1:21 - World English Bible

They asked him, "What then? Are you Elijah?" He said, "I am not." "Are you the prophet?" He answered, "No."

John 1:21 - Young's Living Translation

And they questioned him, `What then? Elijah art thou?` and he saith, `I am not.` -- `The prophet art thou?` and he answered, `No.`

John 1:21 - Additional Comments

The prophesy of the coming of Elijah is in Malachi 4:5. Here John denies it, but later Jesus says that John was Elijah who was to come (Matt 11:14, 17:10-12, Luke 1:17).
The prophesy of the coming of the Prophet is in Deut 18:15-18. Some later thought Jesus was this Prophet - John 7:40, Matt 16:14. Jesus said John was more than the prophets - Matt 11:9-11.
I expect there was no real interest in the priests and scribes in looking for the truth - they were merely sent by the Pharisees (vs 24) to investigate another person's claim to be the Christ. They admit this in vs 22.

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