21They asked him, |What then? Are you Elijah?| He said, |I am not.| |Are you the prophet?| He answered, |No.|


In Context

18 No one has seen God at any time. The one and only Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he has declared him.

19 This is John's testimony, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, |Who are you?|

20 He declared, and didn't deny, but he declared, |I am not the Christ.|

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

22 They said therefore to him, |Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?|

23 He said, |I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, 'Make straight the way of the Lord,' as Isaiah the prophet said.|

John 1:21 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:21And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:21They asked him, "Then who are you? Are you Elijah?" He said, "I am not." "Are you the Prophet?" He answered, "No."

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:21And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he says, I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered, No.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:21And they asked him: What then? Art thou Elias? And he said: I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered: No.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:21And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elijah? And he saith, I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered, No.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:21And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elijah? And he saith, I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered, No.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:21And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elijah? and he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:21And they questioned him, 'What then? Elijah art thou?' and he saith, 'I am not.' — 'The prophet art thou?' and he answered, 'No.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:21And they asked him, What then? Are you Elias? And he said, I am not. Are you that prophet? And he answered, No.