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 Dijo: Yo soy la voz del que clama en el desierto: Enderezad el camino del Señor, como dijo Isaías profeta.

24 Y los que habían sido enviados eran de los Fariseos.

25 Y preguntáronle, y dijéronle: ¿Por qué pues bautizas, si tú no eres el Cristo, ni Elías, ni el profeta?

26 Y Juan les respondió, diciendo: Yo bautizo con agua; mas en medio de vosotros ha estado á quien vosotros no conocéis.

27 Este es el que ha de venir tras mí, el cual es antes de mí: del cual yo no soy digno de desatar la correa del zapato.

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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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