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John 1:20-23
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John 1:20-23
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20 [a]he admitted and did not deny it, but admitted,(A) “I am not the Messiah.” 21 So they asked him, “What are you then? Are you Elijah?”[b] And he said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.”(B) 22 So they said to him, “Who are you, so we can give an answer to those who sent us? What do you have to say for yourself?” 23 He said:
as Isaiah the prophet said.”
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- 1:20 Messiah: the anointed agent of Yahweh, usually considered to be of Davidic descent. See further the note on Jn 1:41.
- 1:21 Elijah: the Baptist did not claim to be Elijah returned to earth (cf. Mal 3:19; Mt 11:14). The Prophet: probably the prophet like Moses (Dt 18:15; cf. Acts 3:22).
- 1:23 This is a repunctuation and reinterpretation (as in the synoptic gospels and Septuagint) of the Hebrew text of Is 40:3 which reads, “A voice cries out: In the desert prepare the way of the Lord.”
John 1:20-23
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John 1:20-23
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20 He did not fail to confess, but confessed freely, “I am not the Messiah.”(A)
21 They asked him, “Then who are you? Are you Elijah?”(B)
He said, “I am not.”
“Are you the Prophet?”(C)
He answered, “No.”
22 Finally they said, “Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
23 John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, “I am the voice of one calling in the wilderness,(D) ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’”[a](E)
Footnotes
- John 1:23 Isaiah 40:3
Luke 3:15
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Luke 3:15
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15 (A)Now the people were filled with expectation, and all were asking in their hearts whether John might be the Messiah.
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Luke 3:15
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Luke 3:15
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15 The people were waiting expectantly and were all wondering in their hearts if John(A) might possibly be the Messiah.(B)
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