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John 1:24
These Jews were sent from the Pharisees.
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Christian Standard Bible®
Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.
Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.
King James Version (1611)
And they which were sent, were of the Pharises.
And they which were sent, were of the Pharises.
King James Version
And they which were sent were of the Pharisees.
And they which were sent were of the Pharisees.
English Standard Version
(Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.)
(Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.)
New American Standard Bible
And the messengers had been sent from the Pharisees.
And the messengers had been sent from the Pharisees.
New Century Version
Some Pharisees who had been sent asked John:
Some Pharisees who had been sent asked John:
Amplified Bible
Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.
Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.
Legacy Standard Bible
Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.
Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.
Berean Standard Bible
Then the Pharisees who had been sent
Then the Pharisees who had been sent
Contemporary English Version
Some Pharisees had also been sent to John.
Some Pharisees had also been sent to John.
Complete Jewish Bible
Some of those who had been sent were P'rushim.
Some of those who had been sent were P'rushim.
Darby Translation
And they were sent from among the Pharisees.
And they were sent from among the Pharisees.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Nowe they which were sent, were of the Pharises.
Nowe they which were sent, were of the Pharises.
George Lamsa Translation
Those who were sent were from the Pharisees.
Those who were sent were from the Pharisees.
Good News Translation
The messengers, who had been sent by the Pharisees,
The messengers, who had been sent by the Pharisees,
Lexham English Bible
(And they had been sent from the Pharisees.)
(And they had been sent from the Pharisees.)
Literal Translation
And those who had been sent were of the Pharisees.
And those who had been sent were of the Pharisees.
American Standard Version
And they had been sent from the Pharisees.
And they had been sent from the Pharisees.
Bible in Basic English
Those who had been sent came from the Pharisees.
Those who had been sent came from the Pharisees.
Hebrew Names Version
The ones who had been sent were from the Perushim.
The ones who had been sent were from the Perushim.
International Standard Version
Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.
Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.
Etheridge Translation
But they who were sent were from the Pharishee.
But they who were sent were from the Pharishee.
Murdock Translation
And they who were sent, were of the Pharisees.
And they who were sent, were of the Pharisees.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And they which were sent, were of the pharisees.
And they which were sent, were of the pharisees.
English Revised Version
And they had been sent from the Pharisees.
And they had been sent from the Pharisees.
World English Bible
The ones who had been sent were from the Pharisees.
The ones who had been sent were from the Pharisees.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And they who were sent were of the Pharisees.
And they who were sent were of the Pharisees.
Weymouth's New Testament
They were Pharisees who had been sent.
They were Pharisees who had been sent.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thei that weren sent, weren of the Fariseis.
And thei that weren sent, weren of the Fariseis.
Update Bible Version
And they had been sent from the Pharisees.
And they had been sent from the Pharisees.
Webster's Bible Translation
And they who were sent were of the Pharisees.
And they who were sent were of the Pharisees.
New English Translation
(Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.)
(Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.)
New King James Version
Now those who were sent were from the Pharisees.
Now those who were sent were from the Pharisees.
New Living Translation
Then the Pharisees who had been sent
Then the Pharisees who had been sent
New Life Bible
Those who had been sent were from the proud religious law-keepers.
Those who had been sent were from the proud religious law-keepers.
New Revised Standard
Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.
Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And they had been sent forth from among the Pharisees;
And they had been sent forth from among the Pharisees;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And they that were sent were of the Pharisees.
And they that were sent were of the Pharisees.
Revised Standard Version
Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.
Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And they which were sent were of the pharises.
And they which were sent were of the pharises.
Young's Literal Translation
And those sent were of the Pharisees,
And those sent were of the Pharisees,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And they that were sent, were of ye Pharises.
And they that were sent, were of ye Pharises.
Mace New Testament (1729)
Now the messengers were of the sect of the Pharisees, and they asked him,
Now the messengers were of the sect of the Pharisees, and they asked him,
THE MESSAGE
Those sent to question him were from the Pharisee party. Now they had a question of their own: "If you're neither the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet, why do you baptize?"
Those sent to question him were from the Pharisee party. Now they had a question of their own: "If you're neither the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet, why do you baptize?"
Simplified Cowboy Version
Then these religious know-it-alls
Then these religious know-it-alls
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.
Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.
Contextual Overview
19 The Jewish leaders in Jerusalem sent some priests and Levites to John to ask him, "Who are you?" He told them the truth. 20 Without any hesitation he said openly and plainly, "I am not the Messiah." 21 They asked him, "Then who are you? Are you Elijah?" He answered, "No, I am not Elijah." They asked, "Are you the Prophet?" He answered, "No, I am not the Prophet." 22 Then they said, "Who are you? Tell us about yourself. Give us an answer to tell the people who sent us. What do you say about yourself?" 23 John told them the words of the prophet Isaiah: "I am the voice of someone shouting in the desert: ‘Make a straight road ready for the Lord.'" 24 These Jews were sent from the Pharisees. 25 They said to John, "You say you are not the Messiah. You say you are not Elijah or the Prophet. Then why do you baptize people?" 26 John answered, "I baptize people with water. But there is someone here with you that you don't know. 27 He is the one who is coming later. I am not good enough to be the slave who unties the strings on his sandals." 28 These things all happened at Bethany on the other side of the Jordan River. This is where John was baptizing people.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
were of: John 3:1, John 3:2, John 7:47-49, Matthew 23:13-15, Matthew 23:26, Luke 7:30, Luke 11:39-44, Luke 11:53, Luke 16:14, Acts 23:8, Acts 26:5, Philippians 3:5, Philippians 3:6
John 1:25
Why: Matthew 21:23, Acts 4:5-7, Acts 5:28
that Christ: John 1:20-22, Daniel 9:24-26
Reciprocal: Matthew 3:7 - the Pharisees
Cross-References
Genesis 1:9
Then God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered together so that the dry land will appear." And it happened.
Then God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered together so that the dry land will appear." And it happened.
Genesis 1:10
God named the dry land "earth," and he named the water that was gathered together "seas." And God saw that this was good.
God named the dry land "earth," and he named the water that was gathered together "seas." And God saw that this was good.
Genesis 6:20
Two of every kind of bird, animal, and creeping thing will come to you so that you might keep them alive.
Two of every kind of bird, animal, and creeping thing will come to you so that you might keep them alive.
Genesis 7:14
They and every kind of animal on the earth were in the boat. Every kind of cattle, every kind of animal that crawls on the earth, and every kind of bird were in the boat.
They and every kind of animal on the earth were in the boat. Every kind of cattle, every kind of animal that crawls on the earth, and every kind of bird were in the boat.
Genesis 8:19
All the animals, everything that crawls, and every bird left the boat. All the animals came out of the boat in family groups.
All the animals, everything that crawls, and every bird left the boat. All the animals came out of the boat in family groups.
Job 39:1
"Do you know when the mountain goats are born? Do you watch when the mother deer gives birth?
"Do you know when the mountain goats are born? Do you watch when the mother deer gives birth?
Job 39:5
"Who let the wild donkeys go free? Who untied their ropes and let them loose?
"Who let the wild donkeys go free? Who untied their ropes and let them loose?
Job 39:9
"Will a wild bull agree to serve you? Will he stay in your barn at night?
"Will a wild bull agree to serve you? Will he stay in your barn at night?
Job 39:19
"Did you give the horse its strength? Did you put the mane on its neck?
"Did you give the horse its strength? Did you put the mane on its neck?
Job 40:15
"Look at the behemoth. I made the behemoth, and I made you. He eats grass like a cow.
"Look at the behemoth. I made the behemoth, and I made you. He eats grass like a cow.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And they which were sent were of the Pharisees. Who were the straitest sect of religion among the Jews; were very zealous of the traditions of the elders, and professed an expectation of the Messiah; and were famous in the nation for their knowledge and learning, as well as for their devotion and sanctity: and many of them were in the sanhedrim, as appears from John 3:1,
John 3:1- :.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Were of the Pharisees - For an account of this sect, see the notes at Matthew 3:7. Why they are particularly mentioned is not certainly known. Many of the “Sadducees” came to his baptism Matthew 3:7, but it seems that they did not join in sending to him to know what was the design of John. This circumstance is one of those incidental and delicate allusions which would occur to no impostor in forging a book, and which show that the writers of the New Testament were honest men and knew what they affirmed. Because:
- The Pharisees composed a great part of the Sanhedrin, Acts 23:6. It is probable that a deputation from the Sanhedrin would be of that party.
- The Pharisees were very tenacious of rites and customs, of traditions and ceremonies. They observed many. They believed that they were lawful, Mark 7:3-4. Of course, they believed that those rites might be increased, but they did not suppose that it could be done except by the authority of a prophet or of the Messiah. When, therefore, John came “baptizing” - adding a rite to be observed by his followers - baptizing not only Gentiles, but also Jews - the question was whether he had authority to institute a new rite; whether it was to be received among the ceremonies of religion. In this question the Sadducees felt no interest, for they rejected all such rites at once; but the Pharisees thought it was worth inquiry, and it was a question on which they felt themselves specially called on to act as the guardians of the ceremonies of religion.
