John 1:25

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

Translations

And they asked him, Why then are you baptizing if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?

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

And they put this question to him, saying, Why then are you giving baptism if you are not the Christ, or Elijah, or the prophet?

And they asked him and said to him, Why baptisest thou then, if thou art not the Christ, nor Elias, nor the prophet?

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

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

Y le preguntaron, y le dijeron: Entonces, ¿por qué bautizas, si tù no eres el Cristo, ni Elìas, ni el profeta?

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

y le preguntaron: "Entonces, ¿por qué bautizas, si tù no eres el Cristo (el Mesìas), ni Elìas, ni el Profeta?"

They asked him, "Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?"

and they questioned him and said to him, `Why, then, dost thou baptize, if thou art not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?`

Note they did not have to ask what baptism is - they knew. They were merely asking what his purpose was for baptizing.

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