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John 1:19-34 GNB The Jewish authorities in Jerusalem sent some priests and Levites to John to ask him, "Who are you?" (20) John did not refuse to answer, but spoke out openly and clearly, saying: "I am not the Messiah." (21) "Who are you, then?" they asked. "Are you Elijah?" "No, I am not," John answered. "Are you the Prophet?" they asked. "No," he replied. (22) "Then tell us who you are," they said. "We have to take an answer back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself ?" (23) John answered by quoting the prophet Isaiah: "I am 'the voice of someone shouting in the desert: Make a straight path for the Lord to travel!' " (24) The messengers, who had been sent by the Pharisees, (25) then asked John, "If you are not the Messiah nor Elijah nor the Prophet, why do you baptize?" (26) John answered, "I baptize with water, but among you stands the one you do not know. (27) He is coming after me, but I am not good enough even to untie his sandals." (28) All this happened in Bethany on the east side of the Jordan River, where John was baptizing. (29) The next day John saw Jesus coming to him, and said, "There is the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! (30) This is the one I was talking about when I said, 'A man is coming after me, but he is greater than I am, because he existed before I was born.' (31) I did not know who he would be, but I came baptizing with water in order to make him known to the people of Israel." (32) And John gave this testimony: "I saw the Spirit come down like a dove from heaven and stay on him. (33) I still did not know that he was the one, but God, who sent me to baptize with water, had said to me, 'You will see the Spirit come down and stay on a man; he is the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.' (34) I have seen it," said John, "and I tell you that he is the Son of God."
John 1:19-34 ESV And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?" (20) He confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, "I am not the Christ." (21) And they asked him, "What then? Are you Elijah?" He said, "I am not." "Are you the Prophet?" And he answered, "No." (22) So they said to him, "Who are you? We need to give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?" (23) He said, "I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, 'Make straight the way of the Lord,' as the prophet Isaiah said." (24) (Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.) (25) They asked him, "Then why are you baptizing, if you are neither the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?" (26) John answered them, "I baptize with water, but among you stands one you do not know, (27) even he who comes after me, the strap of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie." (28) These things took place in Bethany across the Jordan, where John was baptizing. (29) The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! (30) This is he of whom I said, 'After me comes a man who ranks before me, because he was before me.' (31) I myself did not know him, but for this purpose I came baptizing with water, that he might be revealed to Israel." (32) And John bore witness: "I saw the Spirit descend from heaven like a dove, and it remained on him. (33) I myself did not know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water said to me, 'He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain, this is he who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.' (34) And I have seen and have borne witness that this is the Son of God."
John 1:19-34 GW This was John's answer when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?" (20) John didn't refuse to answer. He told them clearly, "I'm not the Messiah." (21) They asked him, "Well, are you Elijah?" John answered, "No, I'm not." Then they asked, "Are you the prophet?" John replied, "No." (22) 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?" (23) John said, "I'm a voice crying out in the desert, 'Make the way for the Lord straight,' as the prophet Isaiah said." (24) Some of those who had been sent were Pharisees. (25) They asked John, "Why do you baptize if you're not the Messiah or Elijah or the prophet?" (26) John answered them, "I baptize with water. Someone you don't know is standing among you. (27) He's the one who comes after me. I am not worthy to untie his sandal strap." (28) This happened in Bethany on the east side of the Jordan River, where John was baptizing. (29) John saw Jesus coming toward him the next day and said, "Look! This is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. (30) He is the one I spoke about when I said, 'A man who comes after me was before me because he existed before I did.' (31) I didn't know who he was. However, I came to baptize with water to show him to the people of Israel." (32) John said, "I saw the Spirit come down as a dove from heaven and stay on him. (33) I didn't know who he was. But God, who sent me to baptize with water, had told me, 'When you see the Spirit come down and stay on someone, you'll know that person is the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.' (34) I have seen this and have declared that this is the Son of God."
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ALT - Analytical Literal Translation
ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).
BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English
Bishops - 1568 Bishop's Bible
Calvin - 1856 by Calvin Translation Society
CEV - Contemporary English Version
Coverdale - 1535 Miles Coverdale Bible
Darby - 1889 Darby Bible
DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible
ESV - English Standard Version
GNB - Good News Bible
GW - God's Word Bible
ISV - International Standard Version
KJV - 1769 King James Version
KJV-1611 - Old King James Version from 1611
LitNT - Literal New Testament
LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible
MKJV - 1962 Modern King James Version
Murdock - 1851 James Murdock New Testament
MWT - Modern World Translation
NWT - New World Translation
RV - Revised Version
Webster - 1833 Webster Bible
WTNT - 1525-26 William Tyndale New Testament
Wycliffe - 1394 Wycliffe Bible
YLT - 1862/1898 Young's Literal Translation
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